George Hunter High School Information Thread

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George Hunter High School handles students from grades nine through twelve, typically spanning ages between thirteen and eighteen. Students submitted for V7 may be seniors (grade twelve, usually seventeen or eighteen years old) from the class of 2018 only.

Built in the early 2010s to reduce overflow in the existing central high and also show that public schools can match the area's private schools in quality, George Hunter High is a modern construction located in the northeast Birchwood area that boasts many high quality facilities spread out over a collection of buildings on its campus. It primarily takes its students from a nearby gated community and urban development; priority for current enrollment goes to people living in the main two neighborhoods that the school draws its student body from, but anyone in the northeastern part of the district is technically eligible. Transfer students are only accepted during the freshman year as the school is still assessing what is the best size for its student population. As such a foreign exchange program is under consideration but has yet to be implemented.

The classes at George Hunter High are arranged on a block schedule, meaning that classes meet in longer periods on alternating days, rather than in short periods every day of the week. A typical student's daily schedule consists of four 90-minute class periods, a 30 to 45-minute lunch period, and a free period at the end of the day which can be dedicated to club meetings, study hall, or simply taking a break.

Students at George Hunter High are required to take four years of math and English classes, three years of science and social studies classes, two years of a foreign language and physical education, and one year of fine arts (art, music, or theater). Three elective credits are also required for graduation; students may choose which electives they prefer to take based on their interests and personal schedule. Hunter High offers film, finance, sewing, shop, and peer aide courses as yearly electives, as well as a rotating selection of specialized electives tied to the core subjects. AP classes in most subjects are offered, taught by the same teachers as the usual subjects or by professors from the local university who either teach on Hunter High's campus for a few class periods a week or connect the high school students to their usual classes through ITV.

Discipline at George Hunter High School is stricter on the books than it typically is in practice, but students who push the limits of administrative goodwill due to that are likely to be made examples. Possession and use of tobacco on school grounds is prohibited, even for students eighteen and older. Possession of illegal drugs or alcohol is punishable by in-school-suspension at a minimum, and possession of weapons will result in suspension at a minimum, up to placement in an alternative education facility or even expulsion depending on the circumstances. George Hunter High has a zero-tolerance policy for fighting, but in practice this has meant that fights are likely to escalate due to the victim being in equal trouble to the aggressor no matter what. Students caught engaging in illegal activities outside of school hours and off campus may face additional repercussions in their school lives, but this is handled on a case by case basis.

As George Hunter High is a new school, security is fairly high-grade. Security cameras are located in the hallways, classrooms, cafeteria, and high-population areas of the school grounds, and the school entrances feature metal detectors. Due suspicion is required to search lockers and the persons or backpacks of students, however, and random searches are not conducted. Hunter High practices lockdown drills twice per year, and fire and inclement weather drills twice per semester.

Hunter High also has a dress code. Students may not wear clothing that exposes their undergarments or is unduly revealing. If a student's general attire or appearance presents a danger to health or welfare or attracts undue attention such that it becomes disruptive, the student will be asked to make necessary changes, with multiple infractions subject to disciplinary action.

Students are specifically forbidden from wearing clothing featuring profanity, sexually explicit images or messages, derogatory language, endorsements or depictions of drugs/alcohol/tobacco, or endorsements or depictions of any gang or organization that espouses violence. Revealing clothing is defined as any clothing that exposes the chest, midriff, or undergarments, including boys allowing their pants to sag. All shirts must have straps at least two inches in thickness, with halter tops allowed only if they adhere to this rule. Strapless tops are prohibited. Skirts and shorts must reach at least five inches above the knee. In practice, students who skirt the dress code tend to bring jackets or other clothes that adhere to it, then change after school or when off-campus.

George Hunter High School fields basketball, football, baseball, softball, soccer, wrestling, tennis, golf, swim, and gymnastics teams, among others. The school colors are green with black and white accents, and the mascot is Hunter the Horned Owl.