Opening of School 2022 - Preseason, Arrival, and Orientation Schedules for new and returning students - Cheshire Academy
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Opening of School 2022
Preseason, Arrival, and Orientation Schedules
for new and returning students
Update F– 3/30/2022 1
Dear students and families,
Welcome to the 2022-23 school year at Cheshire Academy! Within this document you
will find detailed information about your expected arrival window, transportation and
lodging information for students and families traveling to campus, and how you can plan
to spend your first days of the new school year.
We are eager to welcome new and returning students to campus and begin the year, with
its opportunities to create and strengthen friendships, try exciting new offerings in our
academic and extracurricular programs, and learn about and from the diverse cultures
and perspectives that form the Cheshire Academy community. We are thrilled to come
together in the fall for the start of the Academy’s 229th year!
Sincerely,
Rachel Wright, Ed.D.
Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs
Table of Contents
College Counseling Summer Bootcamp & SAT Prep Course ...................................................... 3
Preseason, Student Leader, & New International Student Orientation Schedules........................ 5
Opening Day Celebration & Convocation Ceremony................................................................. 9
School Contact Information...................................................................................................... 11
Transportation Information ...................................................................................................... 12
Lodging Information ................................................................................................................. 13
Update F– 3/30/2022 2
College Counseling Summer Bootcamp & SAT Prep Course
A fee-based program open only to preregistered 12th grade and PG students
Monday, August 22nd
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Arrival and check in for boarding students attending the SAT Prep Course (Michael A.
Vanacore College Counseling Office)
Boarding students attending this program may move into their rooms
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch for boarding students attending the SAT Prep Course (Location TBD)
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. SAT Prep Course (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner for boarding students (Location TBD)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Evening Programming (Location TBD)
9:30 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
9:30 – 10:00 p.m. Required dorm meetings to review program expectations and dorm evacuation protocols
Tuesday, August 23rd
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Location TBD)
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. SAT Prep Course (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided for those attending both sessions (Location TBD)
1:00– 3:00 p.m. College Counseling Bootcamp (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner for boarding students (Location TBD)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Evening Programming (Location TBD)
10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
Update F– 3/30/2022 3Wednesday, August 24th 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Location TBD) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. SAT Prep Course (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided for those attending both sessions (Location TBD) 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. College Counseling Bootcamp (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office) 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner for boarding students (Location TBD) 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Evening Programming (Location TBD) 10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students Thursday, August 25th 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Location TBD) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. SAT Prep Course (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided for those attending both sessions (Location TBD) 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. College Counseling Bootcamp (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office) 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner for boarding students (Location TBD) 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Evening Programming (Location TBD) 10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students Friday, August 26th 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Location TBD) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. College Counseling Bootcamp (Michael A. Vanacore College Counseling Office) 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch provided for those attending both sessions (Location TBD) 1:00 – 7:00 p.m. Boarding Activity with Dinner 10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students Update F– 3/30/2022 4
Sunday, August 28th
Football Preseason Starts
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Arrival and check in for football athletes attending preseason (Sheriff Field House)
Boarding students attending preseason may move into their rooms
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Welcome lunch for preseason football athletes and their families (Gideon Welles Dining
Commons)
1:00 p.m. Football team meeting (Location TBD by coaches)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
Day students attending preseason may return home following their last team commitment
9:30 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students attending preseason should be off campus
9:30 – 10:00 p.m. Required dorm meetings to review Residential Life expectations and dorm evacuation
protocols
Monday, August 29th
Football Preseason
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
Day students may return home following their last commitment
10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students attending preseason should be off campus
Update F– 3/30/2022 5Tuesday, August 30th
Football Preseason
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
Day students may return home following their last commitment
10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students should be off campus
Wednesday, August 31st
Football Preseason Continues; Student Leader Training
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Arrival and check-in for student leaders not participating in football preseason (Community
Life Office – John J. White ’38 Science and Technology Center)
Boarding students may move into their dormitory rooms
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. Student leader training (Location TBD)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Student leader training (Location TBD)
Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
Day students may return home following their last commitment
9:30 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students should be off campus
9:30 – 10:00 p.m. Required dorm meetings to review Residential Life expectations and dorm evacuation
protocols
Update F– 3/30/2022 6Thursday, September 1st
Preseason for Fall Teams
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Preseason football practice (Location TBD by coaches)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Arrival and check in for all athletes attending fall preseason (volleyball, boys soccer, girls
soccer) (Sheriff Field House)
Boarding students attending preseason may move into their rooms
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Welcome lunch for preseason athletes, their families, and community members (Gideon
Welles Dining Commons)
1:00 p.m. Meetings by team (Locations TBD by coaches and announced at lunch)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
Day students attending preseason may return home following their last commitment
9:30 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students should be off campus
9:30 – 10:00 p.m. Required dorm meetings to review Residential Life expectations and dorm evacuation
protocols
Friday, September 2nd
Preseason for Fall Teams
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
Day students attending preseason may return home following their last commitment
10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students should be off campus
Update F– 3/30/2022 7Saturday, September 3rd
Preseason; New International Student Arrival & Orientation
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. New international students arrival and check-in (Community Life Office – John J. White ’38
Science and Technology Center)
9:00 – 11:30 a.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. New international student orientation (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Reserved for preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
Day students attending preseason may return home following their last commitment
9:30 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
All day students should be off campus
9:30 – 10:30 p.m. Required dorm meetings for introductions and review of Residential Life expectations and
dorm evacuation protocols
Sunday, September 4th
New International Student Orientation; Final Day of Preseason
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Brunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. New international student orientation (Gather at Community Forum located in the
Library and Humanities Building)
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Reserved for final preseason practices (Exact schedules and locations TBD by coaches)
5:00 p.m. International Parent & Family Tea (O’Connor House)
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dinner (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
6:30 – 8:00 p.m. New international students – Walking tour of Cheshire (Leaving from Dining Commons)
7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Regular weekend activities and open campus spaces for boarding students (Locations TBD)
10:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
Brief dorm meetings with snacks in dorm common rooms
Update F– 3/30/2022 8Monday, September 5th (Labor Day)
Arrivals and Orientation
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Arrival and check-in for all remaining boarding students, both new and returning
(Community Life Office – John J. White ’38 Science and Technology Center)
Boarding students may move into their dormitory rooms.
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Brunch (Gideon Welles Dining Commons)
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Arrival and check-in for all new day students (Community Life Office – John J. White ’38
Science and Technology Center)
Security will be present to assist with day family parking and directions.
1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Orientation for all new students, boarding & day (New students gather at the Community
Forum located in the Library and Humanities Building)
Head of School Welcome for families of new students, followed by a faculty panel and
optional campus tours (Families of new students gather at the Richardson Lecture Hall on the
ground level of John J. White ’38 Science and Technology Center)
3:30 – 4:00 p.m. Returning day student arrival and check-in (Community Life Office – John J. White ’38
Science and Technology Center)
Opening Day Celebration
All parents and families are welcome to join us on campus for the Opening Day Celebration & Convocation
Ceremony.
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Advisor Meet-and-Greet (Advisor locations will be provided)
All students—new and returning—go to their advisory locations for a meet-and-greet with
their advisor; parents and family members are welcome to join.
4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Welcome Festival & Family Barbecue (Slaughter Field)
Students, parents, and family members are invited to enjoy the festivities that include
music, a popup store with CA gear, lawn games, a student club fair, and a barbecue-style
dinner. After dinner, students change into formal attire.
Convocation Ceremony
6:00 p.m. Line Up - Students and Faculty (Slaughter Field)
Guests make their way to the grandstands at Simosa Field & Track. Students and faculty
gather on Slaughter Field in formal attire, line up, and are led by student leaders and our
two senior faculty members to the field. All students and faculty will be seated on the field,
while parents, family, and guests are seated on the bleachers. (Guests are welcome to bring
their own chairs to use in designated areas).
(Continued)
Update F– 3/30/2022 96:15 p.m. Convocation Ceremony (Simosa Field & Track)
The Convocation ceremony begins promptly at 6:15 p.m., formally marking the start of
the 2022-2023 school year. There will be brief remarks and performances by students and
members of the faculty. Day students and all family members will depart campus following
the 45-minute ceremony. By 8:00 p.m., all boarding students will report to their dorms for
residential life meetings.
8:00 p.m. Dorm check-in for boarding students
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Snacks, dorm meetings, and residential orientation for all boarding students (in each dorm)
Tuesday, September 6th
First Day of Classes
Have a great school year!
Update F– 3/30/2022 10School Contact Information Academic Office Rachel Wright, Assistant Head of School for Academic Affairs, can answer questions related to academic life and course selection. Sharyn Iadarola, Academic Office Manager, can address questions about textbooks, summer reading, and anything else you aren't sure who to ask. Please call the Academic Office at 203-439-7240. Elisa Laudati, Director of the Roxbury Academic Support Program and Educational Services, can answer questions about enrolling in the Roxbury program for one-on-one academic support, or about learning accommodation plans and educational testing. Athletic Department Jim McCarthy, Director of Athletics, can answer questions about afternoon activities. If you are interested in joining a fall sport at the varsity level and would like to come to preseason, contact Mr. McCarthy to be put in touch with the head coach. Community Life Office Mark Kolman, Dean of Students, can answer questions related to the Student & Family Handbook, the student experience for boarding and day students, community programming, discipline and attendance. Mark Cheong, Director of Residential Life, can answer questions related to the boarding student experience. Cori Dykeman, International Student Coordinator, can answer questions related to international travel, student visas, and the international student experience. Health Center Debra Bond, Director of Health Services and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN), is available to field any questions relating to Magnus Health, medication concerns, or health records. You may also call the Health Center at 203-439-7280. Technology Office If you are having trouble accessing the My Cheshire portal, your CA email, or anything else related to Cheshire Academy technology, email our technology help desk with the details of your issue. Update F– 3/30/2022 11
Transportation Information
Families must help students arrange their own transportation to campus during the allowed arrival windows listed
on pages 3–9 of this schedule. Cheshire Academy is approximately a 2-hour drive from JFK airport. If you need
transportation from the airport to our campus, please refer to this list of car services.
Private Car Services
• Morales Transportation Services LLC, 203 580 6790
• J & R Connecticut Limousine Services, 888 605 0313
• CT Airlink, 203 706 9996
• Connecticut Limousine Service, 203 612 6729
• People’s Limousine, 203 404 4948
• Limousines Plus, 203 879 0423
• The Limo Group NY, 203 234 9990
Taxi Cabs
• M7, 203-777-7777
Airport transfers from JFK and BDL are provided by the school for international students only (see below).
Airport Transportation for International Students
International students may arrange their own transportation to campus during the allowed arrival windows listed on
pages 3–9 of this schedule. For international students requesting school-provided transportation from JFK or BDL,
reservations are necessary. Please note that we are unable to accommodate family or friends who are accompanying
students to campus.
To reserve transportation for an international student on a Cheshire Academy shuttle, a sign-up form will be sent
out to eligible parents and students via email approximately two weeks prior to the travel dates or school holiday.
Shuttle times are listed below.
Wednesday, August 31st – Pick Up for International Student Leaders
• 9:00 a.m.- JFK, Courtyard by Marriot: New York JFK Airport
Saturday, September 3rd – Pick Up for New International Students
• 11:00 a.m.- JFK, Courtyard by Marriot: New York JFK Airport
• 1:00 p.m.- BDL, Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT)
• 5:00 p.m.- JFK, Courtyard by Marriot: New York JFK Airport
Monday, September 5th – Pick Up for Returning International Students
• 11:00 a.m.- JFK, Courtyard by Marriot: New York JFK Airport
• 11:00 a.m.- BDL, Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT)
(continued)
Update F– 3/30/2022 12For students arriving at JFK: If the flight that you are planning will arrive after the last scheduled CA shuttle for
that day, please consider arriving a day earlier. A faculty member from Cheshire Academy will be on site at the
Courtyard by Marriot Hotel, JFK Airport, to assist and supervise students who arrive the evenings of Friday,
September 2nd and Sunday, September 4th. The faculty member will be able to assist any students who need to
secure a room for their student the evening before so the student can take advantage of the CA shuttle leaving the
next morning.
If you signed up for a CA shuttle and miss your assigned shuttle because of a flight delay, you may need to arrange
your student’s transportation to the Academy. Please note that the only airports we can provide shuttle service
from/to are JFK, New York and Bradley/Springfield, Hartford, CT. If you are arriving at a different airport, please
you will be responsible for your own transportation to campus.
Lodging Information
Cheshire Academy has a variety of hotel accommodations within a short driving distance from our campus. Some
recommendations include:
The Blake
Less than a mile from the nearest train station and two blocks from Yale’s Old Campus, this trendy, modern
hotel is in the heart of New Haven, Connecticut and 30 minutes away from Cheshire Academy.
Address: 9 High St, New Haven, CT 06510
Website: The Blake
Homewood Suites
Off Interstate 91, this modern hotel with a casual vibe is 7 miles from Cheshire Academy’s campus.
Address: 90 Miles Dr, Wallingford, CT 06492
Website: Homewood Suites
Residence Inn
Surrounded by several of the city’s most prominent destinations, Residence Inn Southington offers the ideal
location for any business or leisure traveler and is 7 miles from Cheshire Academy’s campus.
Address: 778 West St, Southington, CT 06489
Website: Residence Inn Southington
Additional options may be found by following the links below.
New Haven, CT Hotel Information
The city of New Haven is approximately 20 minutes away and offers a wide array of restaurants, shopping
and lodging.
Wallingford, CT Hotel Information
The town of Wallingford is just a 10-minute drive from our school and offers comfortable hotel
accommodations as well as shopping and dining.
Update F– 3/30/2022 13You can also read
