Important Information about our
ACADEMIC SESSIONS

Times, Locations, & Dates: See Semester Schedule

ATTENDANCE & Other Requirements:

1. Students must attend ALL sessions.
Students who miss any session will miss vital, intensive activities essential to maximum results. We waste no time in our classes. Students who miss three Class Sessions cannot continue with the semester.

2. Students must participate EXACTLY as instructed, according to our "Riot Act."
Or, they must leave our midst. We will not have time to call you if we dismiss an uncooperative, unenthusiastic student. If you feel that your student's maturity level precludes unattended banishment, DO NOT LEAVE YOUR STUDENT UNATTENDED! We do not guarantee guardianship of unattended students.

3. CLASS MATERIALS
Students must bring these to every class.

4. Students should not and must not miss one of our sessions to TAKE THE SAT or ACT!
You will know from our assessment test if your Student is prepared for the SAT/ACT. If your Student is not prepared for those tests, why on earth would you miss one of our Sessions to go bomb the very test for which we prepare your Student? If you already paid for one of those tests, you'll waste your money twice taking an unprepared student who is missing an activity that will improve test scores!

5. Unattended Students:
Our staff members leave at the end of the session, even if unattended students remain... just like at a high school!

6. Read 20 Pages a day
(100 a week) of a High School- or College-level book. Part of Attendances. Students, ensure that you read 100 pages the week prior to the first class day, and every week thereafter.

7. BANNED ITEMS

NO CELL PHONES Parents, you can call you students during class, BUT THEY CANNOT ANSWER. They cannot excuse themselves to answer or make phone calls.
NO EARPHONES Students must hide their various music devices deep inside bookbags.
NO VIDEO/CELL/CALCULATOR GAMES We must not even SEE these things. Hide them!

8. NO STARING OUT THE WINDOW
...or staring at walls, floors, desks, space. We require full participation at all times, just like at track or basketball practice.

9. BREAKS Our classes break for 15 minutes about halfway during class. Students during this time may make cell phone calls or go downstairs to the vending machines AND THEN QUICKLY RETURN. No "chilling out" downstairs waiting for the break to end. We have serious business to attend, and no time to track down pockets of students throughout the building to inform them that the break has ended. WHEN THE BREAK ENDS STUDENTS MAY NOT initiate new cell phone calls or a fresh run downstairs for more junk food. DO NOT ASK STAFF OR COACHES FOR CHANGE! Our staff members are not change machines. They do not have time to spend fielding requests from hungry, cash-laden students.
 

 


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