Frequently Asked Questions - Boarding - Upper School (9-12)

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Yes. The boxes will be stored in a secure area until the student’s dorm room is designated. Please mail them as close to the start of school as possible to the following address:

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You are only allowed into the dorms the day before programs start at the beginning of the year, or the day before programs start after a holiday break. You must depart the dorms by the end of the day after the final official program day before a school break.

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There are detailed “what to bring” and “prohibited items” lists in the residential life chapter of the Upper School student handbook. Please consult and abide by these lists as you plan for your school year.

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The dorm parents are your parents-away-from-home. They are teachers who live on campus and work and play with boarding students. They help provide a safe and healthy environment in which you can be productive and have fun. They supervise the dorms and help students learn how to become good and responsible community members. They are a wise and caring group of people with whom you will become very close. Trust your dorms parents and take advantage of all the energy and help they have to offer.

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Prefects are student leaders in the dorms. They are seniors who have been selected to serve as peer guides, helpers, and examples in dorm life. They are excellent sources of information and are always there for you when you need them. Count on your prefects because they will take care of you.

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Yes. There are many opportunities to leave campus, both on planned school activities, and on your own time. There are specific sign-out procedures you must follow, however, and these are outlined in the residential life chapter of the student handbook. You also must have certain consent from your parents to leave campus on your own.

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There are several ways. Wednesday evenings, and every Saturday and Sunday afternoon, the dorm parents run shuttle busses to the local shopping centers. With the appropriate consent from your parents, you also can go to town with day student friends or even walk. Remember, however, you must always sign-out properly before leaving campus.

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Each dormitory is equipped with a printer in the commons area. There also are printers available for student use in the computer labs, the library, and College Counseling office. Some students prefer to have their own printers in their dorm rooms.

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Yes.  All dorms are wired by a fire alarm system. HPA staff and local authorities test the system periodically; each campus runs at least one fire drill per semester.

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The first time a key is lost, the student is charged $25 and is issued a replacement key. The second time in the same year, we assume that there is a chance someone else might find one of the lost keys. We change the pins in the lock and issue a new key. The charge is $100.

We do not refund any of the charges if a key is subsequently found. All of the labor involved in key cutting, work order processing, invoicing, etc. already has been expended.

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It depends on the type of medication. Any medications that are classified as controlled medications, e.g. narcotics, are to be administered by the nurses. Other medications, such as antibiotics and inhalers, will be administered by the nurses or given to the child to keep in his/her room and self-administer at the nurse’s discretion. Parents are required to sign a consent form - “Request for Self-Administration” or “Request for Administration/Storage of Medication.”

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North Hawai'i Community Hospital is a modern, fully-equipped hospital located in the town of Kamuela within a 10-minute drive from our campuses. The emergency room at the hospital is open 24 hours a day and is staffed by qualified emergency room physicians and nurses.

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Many colleges now require the meningococcal vaccine for school entry. Meningitis outbreaks have occurred on college campuses and students who live in dormitories appear to be at greater risk of contacting the disease. We advise you to ask your child’s physician for his/her recommendation about the meningococcal vaccine for your child.

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If your child is a boarder, s/he should visit the infirmary and have the nurse schedule an appointment for him/her to see the dentist or eye doctor. The nurses will transport boarding students to their health appointments. Parents of day students should schedule their children’s health appointments and transport their children to these appointments.

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During the school day, your child can visit the school infirmary. Nurses are available to see students between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The infirmary at the Village Campus is located in the main office building. At the Upper Campus, the infirmary is located in the lower level of Taylor Commons (below the dining room.) A nurse is on call whenever the infirmary is closed to give health advice and to transport your child to the emergency room if needed. If your child needs care after hours, s/he should contact her dorm faculty advisor who will contact the nurse on call.