HORNET’S NEST Proctor Academy | October 8, 2019| Vol. 5 | Issue 1
Boardingware & Study Hall: Changes at Proctor However, not every student likes this study hall time. Boarding students believe it restricts their social life. Now, students don’t have nearly as much time after activities and dinner to go to the Wise, Pizza Chef, or just hang out. Several students have said that socializing with the 8 pm start time was hard enough, and students believe they can manage their own work and should be able to stay out till 8 PM. Boardingware has also been a controversial topic over the first few weeks of school. I asked dorm parents and surrogates, “Has Boardingware made your nights easier?” The responses were split pretty evenly. Personally I found that it is, in fact, easier. To leave campus for a weekend, I simply take two minutes to request a pass as opposed to getting the old “Gone From School” form and running around campus trying to get that last signature so I can turn it in on time. I’m sure many other students can relate to that.
By Jack Fedele
Overall, the community prefers the new systems. Boardingware seems to streamline the complicated process of leaving campus for a weekend or going off-campus with a day student. It makes students’ lives easier so they don’t have to run around getting signatures and turning the pass in late. Study hall seems to let students get their work done more quickly and helps them get to bed earlier, something most students needed.
Proctor students saw two changes in September with the addition of Boardingware and the earlier study hall time. Most students hated the thought of a 7:30 study hall and the new sign-in app; however, that’s not the same feeling after a few weeks of school. In a survey of faculty and students about these two changes, a Hornet’s Nest survey received forty-two responses. A majority like the earlier study hall, as most say it’s easier to get work done and go to sleep sooner. People in the survey were happy to have more time after study hall to socialize, as a majority of students believed half an hour after study hall was too brief before in-room time. Day students in the survey like the new study hall time because they can get home sooner. Previously, day students were leaving campus at 10 PM and driving home when they were really tired. From conversations with faculty, the general answer to why study hall was moved to 7:30 is to get students to finish their work earlier and go to sleep sooner. If students are less tired, they will do better in their classes.
Do New Proctor Students Feel Integrated Or Not? By Kaia Schmid As we start the new school year and we all try to adjust, I wondered, do new students feel integrated into the student body or do they feel separated from returning students at Proctor? While