The House Officers

Each house is organized around teachers who serve as Masters for their house.  Their responsibilities include supervising the house activities, encouraging the officers to complete their duties, and modeling a Christian walk before the students.  House Masters, in counsel with the Dean of Students, choose the students in their houses most qualified to serve as house officers each year. To be considered for House captain, the students must complete a form indicating their interest in the position. Preference is given to upper classmen, while time on campus, character, and leadership skills are also considered.  The Master hosts house meetings in his classroom.  He may also call additional meetings after school or at lunchtime, provided there are no conflicts, and parents are notified of after school meetings.  The Master makes sure house members use the time wisely to work on house projects, preparations for upcoming competitions, prayer, or other useful activities.  This is a good time to get to know the members of the house. Masters are the personal point of contact for the students in the house and can be an important source of encouragement for their success at school.  They should be encouraging the upper classmen to edify and teach the younger students and the younger students to imitate the right attitudes and behaviors they see in the older students.

Under each House Master, there are two House Captains.  The House Captains, usually seniors, are responsible to make certain that the officers are completing their tasks and that students are in compliance with dress code and homework requirements. House Captains schedule and preside over house meetings and works closely with the House Master to make their house successful.   The House Captains are chosen based on observations of their leadership abilities, their spiritual walk, and their positive example to other students.  They are the spiritual leaders of the house, and should see to it that the house prays together, works on projects together, and honors the Lord in all things.  The House Captains are the official spokesmen for the house, and represent their houses in Student Council meetings, presentations, or other activities.  The Captains must take initiative to make sure every member of the house is aware of his right to be heard in meetings and that the house as a whole is unified and moving forward with positive goals.

Each house also has a Chaplain. The Chaplain prepares short devotionals for house meetings, and leads in prayers.