LCHS Study Hall/Homeroom
In high schools where students move from room to room for different subjects, "homeroom" is a daily period of 25 minutes during which students report to a particular classroom--the same one every day. Students are assigned to a homeroom on the basis of their grade level and within their grade level, alphabetically by last name. The purpose of the LCHS homeroom is to serve as a study hall period.
A study hall serves a great purpose in the life of a high school student. In an ideal situation, they can use this time period to complete their homework or studying. This frees up after school and evening hours for jobs, sports, and other activities. This is also essential in schools where not all students have computers at home. During this time, students have the opportunity to use a classroom computer or to go to the library to complete research that they would be unable to do at home. Additionally, students who have missed classes can use this time to complete make up work, whether in study halls or with the teacher, and get caught up in classes rather than falling farther behind. For these reasons, it is clear that in the busy life of a teenager, study halls ease some of the pressure.
Sometimes, the LCHS uses the student's study hall/homeroom as a time for intervention assistance when a student has a demonstrated need to improve their understanding of a core subject: language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Wednesday's are a time reserved for clubs which meet during school time.
School Announcements
Information that must be given to all students--for example, about student awards and achievement, signing up for sports or band, or graduation information -- is distributed during homeroom.
Home Base
At LCHS, each student is assigned to the same homeroom for several years when at all possible, allowing the teacher to observe the student over time and act as the go-to person for general academic or motivation issues.
Core Peer Group
Often a student is assigned to a class that might have a completely different group of students, homeroom is a place where students know they will see the same people, at the same time of day, for several years.
A study hall serves a great purpose in the life of a high school student. In an ideal situation, they can use this time period to complete their homework or studying. This frees up after school and evening hours for jobs, sports, and other activities. This is also essential in schools where not all students have computers at home. During this time, students have the opportunity to use a classroom computer or to go to the library to complete research that they would be unable to do at home. Additionally, students who have missed classes can use this time to complete make up work, whether in study halls or with the teacher, and get caught up in classes rather than falling farther behind. For these reasons, it is clear that in the busy life of a teenager, study halls ease some of the pressure.
Sometimes, the LCHS uses the student's study hall/homeroom as a time for intervention assistance when a student has a demonstrated need to improve their understanding of a core subject: language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Wednesday's are a time reserved for clubs which meet during school time.
School Announcements
Information that must be given to all students--for example, about student awards and achievement, signing up for sports or band, or graduation information -- is distributed during homeroom.
Home Base
At LCHS, each student is assigned to the same homeroom for several years when at all possible, allowing the teacher to observe the student over time and act as the go-to person for general academic or motivation issues.
Core Peer Group
Often a student is assigned to a class that might have a completely different group of students, homeroom is a place where students know they will see the same people, at the same time of day, for several years.