This past Friday, the senior class privileges began, and the seniors at Northwood had special privileges awarded for their good behavior throughout the year. The Head’s Council wrote up a proposal for these privileges, and all of them were approved by the faculty. The privileges are as follows:
- All seniors in academic and disciplinary good standing are assigned to Self-Directed Study Hall
- Seniors are not required to check in at 9:30 p.m.
- Seniors can sign out to town during Study Hall on school nights, and must return to campus by 9:30 p.m.
- Seniors can use the fitness center from 8-9:30 p.m. during study hall.
- Seniors can sign out to visit other Seniors’ rooms of the opposite gender.
These privileges resemble a typical college’s rules, which is why they were awarded to the Northwood Seniors. “Since we can go to the gym later at night, we can do our homework before and go to bed sooner instead of after Study Hall at 9:30. I like this privilege a lot because I like going to bed as soon as possible,” said Elleanore Pelletier ‘25.
“I like having no 9:30 check-in on the weekend, so I can go to town later and spend a longer time there. Also, I like being in the self-directed study hall,” added Ty Simonet ‘25.
All in all, the Northwood Senior class is very grateful for the privileges they have earned. I’m sure they will take advantage of these new freedoms in the last few weeks of the school year.
