Incoming freshman tours occur through the year and are led by The Associated Student Body and Peer Assistant Learners (PALs). The tour dates are Nov. 19, Jan. 14, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and March. 25 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tours “familiarize students with the school,” providing opportunities to ask questions and “meet new people,” according to PALs leader Gaby Shanner. In addition, parents of prospective students may speak with Principal Rob Coppo while students tour.
Further, the school’s website says that all of the tours are after school, “[offering] an opportunity to view the facility without disrupting instruction,” allowing peaceful tours. If a student or family member is unable to make these tours, other options are listed on the site, such as a virtual student-led campus tour, a virtual slideshow and a campus map.
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A sign painted by the schools Associated Student Body (ASB) reads “campus tours, this way.” The school holds tours for incoming freshmen on select weekdays over the year.
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Associated Student Body (ASB) leaders wear gray shirts for easy identification. They lead prospective studnets throughout campus, sharing information regarding the school culture and education.
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The sunset lights shine onto he school’s amphitheater. Throughout the school year, clubs on campus and ASB can be seen holding events in this space.
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Steven Krummen, Noah Rosenthal and Zach Chaudhari smile for a photo. The students are encouraged to attend to school because of its “strong” business program.
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Students are prompted to grab a sticker by a handmade sign. Eight graders had the opportunity to ask questions and engage during the school’s tour.
“The tours are super important because it gives families a chance to really get a sense of the school, the physical space [and] what we offer,” Coppo said. “What I love about our tours is that we have our student leaders leading the students. The kids get a chance to connect, which connects them to the school.”
Campus tours lead students throughout various parts of the school: buildings E, G, J, B, Learning Commons, athletic facilities, gymnasium, visual performing center, lecture hall, pavilion and experimental theatre space.
“It is a good opportunity to be able to see the school visually,” Shanner said. “If you are torn between other schools, it puts your options into perspective. It truly shows what it’s like to be a high schooler.”
Incoming freshmen students Steven Krummen and Noah Rosenthal described draw-ins to the school, like the “excellent business program” and having a “big” campus and community.
ASB commissioner of girls athletics Maya Washington (11) believes the campus tours play an “important” role in “[showing] the incoming freshman what the school is about, the types of people that go here and truly how welcoming it is.”
“It is the closest [high school] for me … some of my friends go here,” incoming freshman Tallulah Montes said.
Montes said the school was “simply cool.”
Jade MacInnis (10) credited the “excellent” water polo, swim and dive programs for her decision to chose the school.
Incoming freshman Ella Washington “loves sports” and believes the school will be a “good way” to “increase her school spirit.”
