Fandom High Student Handbook

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Students and teachers, welcome to the new schoool year. Classes will officially start on Wednesday, and as you can see, teachers are already providing students with the information for their particular fields of study.

Please feel free to read the information in this post to be prepared for the new school year. And you'll definitely need a little fucking preparation, what with how weird this place can get.

Teachers

All teachers at Fandom High are given free rein to do whatever teachers at other schools might do, within reason. Teachers may:

-- teach the classes of their choice.
-- assign homework to their students.
-- give tests and pop quizzes.
-- organize and run extracurricular activities and teams of their choice.
-- engage in parent/teacher conferences.
-- order unruly or misbehaving students to detention.

Teachers should try to restrict their academic posts to the weekdays. Any teachers who post on the weekends should only be those who volunteer to watch over detention (and those who do will be allowed access to principalconnor's arsenal, as the creatures and dangers that lurk in the detention area are too dangerous by far), chaperone any school functions, or run any school-sponsored sports events.

Teachers are advised to keep students out of the girls' restroom next to the cafeteria, as it tends to devour any wayward students who wander into it. Also, locker 327 is to remain locked, as it contains an interdimensional portal which deposits those who enter or are shoved into it in the most unlikely of places, like Oz, Santa's magical workshop, or Minnesota.

Students

All students at Fandom High are welcome to use their schedule to express themselves and choose their classes as they wish. However, students must:

-- choose at least three classes and comment in them each at least once a week. Students do not have to ask the teachers a question or discuss the schoolwork, though -- they can also gossip, pass notes, or generally cause trouble if they wish.
-- choose at least one extracurricular activity to engage in at least once a week. Students who don't will receive detention one weekend a month, although I'm certain those who don't choose an extracurricular activity will enjoy being locked in the detention room to fend for themselves that particular weekend.
-- show up for detention as assigned.
-- complete coursework as assigned.

I should also point out that only teenaged versions of characters will be enrolled at Fandom High. Adult students will not be allowed to enroll at this school.

Those students who live far away can either choose to live in our school dorms or can commute from their homes. Students can either share with a roommate of their choice or have a room of their very own, although those who request a single must keep a decent grade point average and not be found with any contraband in their rooms. Students without resources may also sign up for work-study in any part of the school they desire or apply for a scholarship. Also, any student may go into town to get a part-time job as long as they maintain a decent grade point average.

Those who wish to commute will be issued a key that can be used in any lock to turn a particular door into a portal to the school. However, please keep in mind that the keys have a tendency to let their users out in strange places such as the dishwater in the school cafeteria or the file cabinet in the principal's office.

Students with supernatural abilities or magical powers are allowed to use their powers on school property, but all students are reminded that any use of said powers that results in the destruction of school property will result in a punishment of two separate detentions -- one after school one day to repair the damage (during which any other student may come by and ... well, do anything else but help), and one day in the detention room.

Students are advised that they may engage in study groups, extracurricular activities, afterschool jobs, and social gatherings in the community, but only during afterschool hours (starting at four p.m. EST) and on weekends. Any students planning parties or dances may post in the community earlier in the week and may hold said gatherings either at the school or on their personal journals.

There will be no drugs, alcohol, discharging of weaponry, or destruction of evil spirits or creatures without clean-up on this campus.

Places to remember

For those attending or teaching at Fandom High, the following places may be of interest :

The library: The school library features an array of books both classic and modern, fictional and not fictional, mundane and magical. Any text may be obtained in the stacks, if you just know where to look. Finding such books may require rummaging through the shelves, digging (with an actual shovel), or fighting off the occasional wailing ghost.

The cafeteria: Fandom High's cafeteria serves any food from any dimension you might desire. The quality of the meal, however, might vary. Rumor has it that the kitchen staff routinely defends itself from roaches the size of Labradors and giant flytraps that grow out of the refrigerators, so consider yourself warned.

The teachers' lounge: Only teachers are allowed in the teachers' lounge for obvious reasons. The bouncer cannot be bribed. Mostly because the bouncer is a giant pink teddy bear with fangs. You don't even want to try getting in there without a pass.

The detention room: As it has already been pointed out, the detention room is a dangerous and mysterious place. Even students who don't make a habit of getting detention might be forewarned to step lightly around the door during the week, as it's not outside the realm of possibility for a tentacle or lasso to snap out of the door and grab a passerby or two. Students who receive detention will be locked in over the weekend and will not be allowed to attend any social functions during that two-day period.

The computer lab: Our computer lab features the finest in computer technology and can be used by Fandom High students at any time. Please refer any questions to humanenigma, our computer science teacher.

The dormitories: The dormitories of Fandom High are free for use from any student who wishes to use them. Rooms may be decorated as seen fit by the students, but students may wish to remember that any contraband -- illegal substances, heavy weaponry, any large and scaly monster without a collar and the proper vaccinations -- may be confiscated at any time if found.

Teachers and students should also know that there is a town nearby, but it has no buildings as yet. Any locations you might wish to add -- restaurants, clubs, stores and the like -- may be added as you wish, but may not be altered without the express permission of whomever created that particular location.

If there's anything else that you believe should be addressed in the school handbook, go ahead and request its inclusion in the comments.

Comments

[jerusalem-s.livejournal.com]

Let it be known that I am an occasional cannibal and will kill and eat trespassers into my quarters. Long Pig is still my favorite fast food chain and I'm capable of cooking most of their dishes myself.

Just because I'm more or less confined to the campus grounds by the terms of my 'community service' does not mean that I'll be seeing any damn students outside of office hours or the above-mentioned extra-curricular activities unless they want their untimely disappearance to be forever a mystery.

P.S. I want my bowel disruptor back.

[fh_jackass]

What about off-campus housing? Can I rent out a place in town?

[jayne-serenity.livejournal.com]

Im with the jackass... *smirks*

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sure, kid. As long as you've got parental permission to back it up, if you're underage.

[make-it-ashes.livejournal.com]

How does this dorm thing work out? We all have to have roommates or what?

(OOC: What about students who don't have any resources? Would there be some types of work-study positions or just flat-out scholarships for them so they can afford clothing, food, etc? Or, you know, laptops of their own? *g*)

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

You may either choose a roommate or live alone if you prefer.

(OOC: Students without resources can sign up for work-study in any section of the school, apply for scholarships, and/or get a part-time job in town to contribute. Whatever works best for you.

As for laptops, those can be signed out of the computer lab at any time. :))

[humanenigma.livejournal.com]

I would like to note that access to the Computer Labs is highly unadvised without a teacher. Thankfully, I will usually be in there. I'm looking into getting a dormitory istalled for my personal use.

Also, all laptops and personal computers will need a look-over by me before I'll connect them to the network.

[alchemic-bean.livejournal.com]

Are there any ... uh, science labs open on campus for after-hours study and/or experiments?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Students should check with equalsmcsquared for permission to use the science labs after hours.

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

Principal Connor, I'm only 16, but I'm an emancipated minor. Would I also be required to live in the on-campus dorms, or would I be able to secure outside living quarters?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Sure. As an emancipated minor, you can live off-campus, as long as you can afford to do so.

[jordancollier.livejournal.com]

Would it be possible for me to live amongst the 4400 Center commune? I am fully protected there, as evidenced by my trained bodyguards and tour guides. I trust that being a 4400 will not be a problem?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Sure, as long as you're living with a guardian, have a guardian's permission to live there, or an emancipated minor, I don't see a problem.

[battousai-kun.livejournal.com]

Ah, where do we sign up for our classes, Connor-sensei? Or do we just show up for them?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Feel free to simply show up for classes when your teachers start them. You can sign up that way.

[otto-chriek.livejournal.com]

Ah, just checking in to say I vill be boarding und zhat I should appreciate my own room, if zhat can be arranged.

Also. Ah. Zhere is zhis vun leetle thing. I do not vant to talk about it in front of all zer students, so might I speak vith you privately, Principal Connor?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Sure, kid. You got any questions, you can just direct them to fandomhigh@yahoo.com.

[last-worde.livejournal.com]

I'll need on-campus housing; are there forms I need to fill out?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Sure. *hands you a stack of forms* Just fill these out and bring them back to the school office.

[deadlikegeorge.livejournal.com]

Hi, Principal Connor? It looks like I need to find a roommate since I really sort of suck at this whole school thing, and my grades probably won't merit a single. But if there's one to spare, I'd sorta like to call first dibs, if at all possible.

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

All right. If you can find another student to room with you, you'll have your choice. Otherwise, you will be assigned to share a room with another student by the first day of classes.

(You can room with any student you want, as long as they agree. Hell, I won't even complain if you go co-ed.)

[teenaged-twin.livejournal.com]

Hate ta bug ya, but m' brother an' I were wonderin' - Ma kinda sprung this on us, no warnin'. Didn't even let us see th' paperwork until we had ta bring it in ta ya. So we're not sure if she signed us up fer a dorm room, an' if she didn't, could we get th' paperwork fer one? Probably be th' only way we'd be sure of stayin' th' whole year.

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

*hands over the paperwork* If you two are sharing a room, I don't suppose I'll have to arm the other students, will I?

[studentwillow.livejournal.com]

Principal Connor?

They told me at the Hellmouth Refugee Displaced Persons Center that they'd taken care of all the paperwork for my registration and housing. I just wanted to check to make sure that you had everything you needed for me. I really like my new room a lot. It's really nice and cozy.

But I was wondering two things, um... is there someone who takes care of the girl's dormitory who can help me figure out why my windows don't open?

And are there going to be any classes in, um, herbology or, like, goddessy type stuff? 'Cause it's cool if there aren't. I'm, like totally psyched about the science and english and computer science classes I have. I was just wondering.

::stares at your lean, ripped shoulders::

Um, anyway, that's all I was wondering.

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Your roommate, if you get one, should be able to help pry that damn window open. 'Cause I'm sure as hell not doing it.

As for herbology and things of that nature, you might want to check with the science teacher, although I seem to remember hermione, redginny and pure_blooddraco having had that class before from their transcripts.

[thereforall.livejournal.com]

Are we teachers able to stay at the school, perhaps as a dorm-parent?

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Sure, you can stay wherever the hell you want. Off campus, in the dorms, in a pocket dimension under your desk. I'm not restrictive.

And we could always use dorm parents. These little punks need discipline twenty-four/seven.

[bigdumbalien.livejournal.com]

Excuse me, ma'am- you mentioned contraband? Well, I was kinda hoping we could add certain glowing green rocks to the list. I've had some bad experiences with those before.

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Glowing green rocks? *narrows eyes* Uh, yeah, sure. We can add that to the list.

Oh, and if you see any armed cyborgs on campus, would you mind keeping an eye on them around apocalypsesoon? We've had ... uh, problems with them before.

[equalsmcsquared.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to stay in the dorms as a dorm parent. I'll keep the dissections to a minimum.

[janet_fraiser]

Ms. Sidle? Apparently I need to apply to you to use the science labs after hours. As Biology is full, I'd like to be able to keep my skills up on my own time.

Also, any chance of a Chemistry section being opened?

[yuuko-sama.livejournal.com]

principalconnor? i have recently purchased the deed to a vacant business establisment in town, and have opened up a small novelties shop (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomtownies/948.html) there. might this be acceptable as my extracurricular activity? i'm certain i will be spending much of my free time there. please let me know. domo!

[principalconnor.livejournal.com]

Yes, afterschool jobs are acceptable as extracurricular activities.