<p>Not a good idea. Believe me, five will give you plenty of work. Occasionally students audit a sixth class, i.e., sit in it but don’t take it for a grade. This makes sense especially if you sport opt (i.e., don’t sign up for a sport in that term; you can do that for one term in your Upper and Senior years).</p>
<p>If you have a free period in the middle of the day, and you leave campus, do you have to sign out somewhere or tell a teacher?</p>
<p>Hey, thanks PEAteacher! Is it true that Exeter doesn’t allow students to miss class for extracurricular activities?</p>
<p>@urbanflop You don’t have to tell anyone if you want to go into town or something.</p>
<p>@tuesdays For extracurriculars that are part of Exeter like sports and stuff you have to have your teachers for the classes you’ll be missing sign an out of town. For unschool sponsored extracurriculars I think you have to petition.</p>
<p>can a prep play varsity or jv? is there a preseason? or should we just wait until we get to school?</p>
<p>I have a couple of questions about sports. </p>
<p>First, do you have to do a sport every term? </p>
<p>Also, I heard there was something called ‘prep spaz’ where you’re able to try out many sports? Is this for only new preps or any new student (I’ll be a new upper)? </p>
<p>I want to try out for the swim team, but my current high school has no sports so I’m slightly self-conscious about my physical ability. I practice martial arts, but am only able to do that a couple of times a week because of my school work load. How willing would the coach be to work with me, possibly even outside of practice time?</p>
<p>when are the play rehearsals? after dinner?</p>
<p>(Where are all the Exonians?) Let’s see… cutiedida, preps can try out for varsity sports, and there is a pre-season. You may want to get in touch with a coach if interested in the pre-season.</p>
<p>Metallika, sports are required every term, but if you’re an Upper or a Senior you can “sport opt,” or opt out of sports for one term a year. Prep spaz is only for preps. As a new Upper, you can do club sports if you don’t want to try out for a varsity sport. As for swimming, it’s really up to the coach. Don’t be afraid to get in touch with him/her.</p>
<p>beachpotato, yes, play rehearsals are usually in the late afternoon/early evening, between the end of classes and dorm check-in.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for answering! Wait, so uppers and seniors have to play at the varsity level? They aren’t allowed to play for JV?</p>
<p>No they can play on JV but they can’t do spaz.</p>
<p>Regarding play rehearsals: If you want to do a mainstage production, they take place during EFX blocks. You are required to do Drama Sports to fulfill your PE requirement, and then the cast and crew meet up immediately following the one half hour Drama Sports obligation and begin rehearsal around 2 pm. It is highly likely (especially for preps) that you WILL have classes G & H blocks after play rehearsal (or crew obligations for the production) and your classes will go until 6 pm. Then you go to dinner.
There are options beyond just the mainstage shows - joining Dramat, for example. Those rehearsals take place during mutually agreed upon times amonst the students involved and could happen anytime you are all free - including after dinner. Dramat makes use of the black box theatre, and scenery and costumes are very limited. Exeter Shakespeare (club) also does plays in the black box, again with only a skeleton support of props and costumes.
FYI- during Spring term the mainstage show is reserved for Senior Acting Ensemble - preps, lowers, and uppers may participate in crew or a (rare) walk on role, so most theatre kids do Dramat during Spring term, take a sport, opt (if an upper and working on History 333), or take a dance class.</p>
<p>I would like to throw this question out to an Exeter or Andover person. My daughter was accepted to Deerfield, Andover, and Exeter. We are now trying to decide where to go. Please tell me your views of the differences in these schools. My daughter is extremely bright academically, has many extracurriculars, and plays sports. If all other factors are equal, such as FA and comfort zone, what factors place one school over another. Thank you.</p>
<p>Are you planning on doing the revisit days? They are really important - most people form more solid opinions during those longer revisits than during the initial tour. My son is at Exeter - if you ask him why he chose Exeter over Andover he would reply with multiple little differences that were important to him but may not be important to another student. Even though the rivalry between these 2 schools is deep - the quality of the educational experience at either is the same. I think it comes down to the culture - and only your family knows which place feels more like home. They are both fantastic places.
If you are looking for specific things about Exeter - ask away. Other than a great respect for Andover (and family friends with kids that attend) I don’t know all that much about the details.</p>
<p>I second liddyb4’s comments. I don’t think it’s productive for you to think about factors that place “one school over another.” These are, unquestionably, three of the best high schools in the country. It’s impossible to determine in any objective way which is better or worse. Your choice should be based on fit. Is open-ended, student-driven discussion in every class a priority for your daughter? Then Exeter is likely the best fit. Is a smaller school with sit-down dinners what you really want? Deerfield, then, is the best fit. And so on. Figure out what you and your daughter consider most essential in a boarding school education and go from there.</p>
<p>what time does the debate team meet?
thanks. =)</p>
<p>Are the dramat productions all student-led? Is that the big difference between that and the mainstage productions?</p>
<p>Dramat is a club. To a large extent it is student governed and elects a board every year. Multiple small play/presentations occur during the course of any term. Theatre faculty serve as advisors.
Mainstage shows are fully mounted productions supported by the entire theatre faculty and staff. One show takes place each term. They have a cast and crew comprised of students. A faculty member directs, and the costumes, lights, sets and sound are designed by faculty and staff as well. Students assist with the building of sets, props, costumes, and assist with hanging lights. Students learn to run the show - and the crew will learn to operate the sound and light boards and serve in the backstage roles of stage management and set and costume change assistance.
Students enrolled in Stagecraft (an arts distribution course) will also assist in the creation of the show that is currently being built during the term.</p>
<p>do debate and theatre conflict?</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about debate. But, as I stated before, the mainstage Theatre production commitment is EFX blocks. Roughly 1:30 ( after lunch and when Drama sports starts) to 3:15/3:40 (depending on the day). Then you have a one half hour universal free , and afterwards 2 more class blocks (G & H). Then dinner at 6pm. If Debate is a club, then it is probably meeting after dinner, or during meeting times (Mondays and Saturdays, + during faculty meeting on Wednesdays). It is possible debate has a standard meeting time other than these time slots - PEA Teacher may know. As Dramat is also a club, it is possible there may be a conflict.
As a cautionary note - incoming preps rarely have more than one free block during the academic day because of the Heath class requirement and the fact that you have classes meeting 5 times a week. (older students sometimes have classes meeting just 4 times per week). Your workload will take some getting used to. As much fun as it is to participate in a million clubs, pick carefully. Don’t overload yourself. When my son was a prep, he was plenty busy between homework, music lessons, and playing sports all 3 terms. As he did not do prep spaz, his sports commitment was very heavy. Factoring in the time for away games was a new experience - there were days when he left right after lunch on a Wednesday or Saturday and did not return to Exeter until 8 pm (NMH, Deerfield, Tabor - they are not close by!). And still had to do all his homework. He just did not have the time or ability as a prep to devote to as many extra curriculars as he would have liked. Perhaps your time management is extraordinary and you can do it all. However, be kind to yourself that first year - you have plenty of time once your schedule opens up a bit as a lower and beyond. Picking one fun extra that you love is far better than juggling 2 or 3 that will only serve to add to your stress level.</p>
<p>Debate and Theater will NOT conflict… and if you’re in a dramat production, you can schedule those meetings around the debate club meetings…</p>