The New School of Northern Virginia strives to encourage student ownership and maturity, and this is particularly true with seniors. One of the goals of the senior year is to get seniors used to the idea of managing their own time and setting their own schedule, as they will have to do once they get to college. This does not mean that seniors get to come and go as they please or avoid their responsibilities.

Senior Lunch Out
The first privilege gained by seniors, the one that they receive simply because they are seniors, is the senior lunch out. All seniors can sign out to go to lunch once they have turned in the necessary forms. The forms needed by any senior to leave campus during lunch are as follows:

The policies regarding senior lunch out are as follows:

Senior Study Hall Privilege

In addition to the Senior Lunch Out privilege, it is possible for seniors to earn the privilege to leave campus during their study hall time. This privilege is earned once a senior has completed their senior exhibition. In order to sign out during study hall, a student must also have all the appropriate forms turned in for leaving campus (see above). The policies regarding Senior Study Hall privilege are as follows:

Any student who violates any of the policies of Senior Study Hall privilege or Senior Lunch Out privilege risks having those privileges removed. In particular, any student who demonstrates that they are unable to handle the responsibility of leaving campus should expect to lose that privilege in all forms. This would be especially true of any student who clearly put other students or themselves into danger by their actions.

The policies regarding senior lunch out are as follows: