Daily Life

During the week a student’s day begins at 6:20 when a school bell awakens them. Breakfast is served in the refectory from 6:45 to 7:00, and includes a variety of hot and cold foods and beverages.

Morning prayer and announcements take place in the Chapel at 7:10, except for Friday, when the entire school attends mass at 7:25. All students attend morning prayer.

The school schedule at St Lawrence follows a nine period class day. Seven of those periods are for academic instruction. The two additional activity periods are for Band and Chorus. Students not in Band and Chorus have study hall. All class periods are forty-five minutes in length. Classes begin at 7:25 AM and end at 3:40 PM. There are two breaks in the school day. One is a ten-minute break that occurs after the second period. During this time all students report to the refectory for a morning snack. The other break is for lunch and lasts thirty-five minutes.

All freshmen, sophomores and juniors are expected to carry a full class load. Seniors have the option of choosing a study period during one of the regular seven class periods.

Sports and intramurals take place from 3:50 to 5:30. On days when students do not have intramurals they are free during this period. Dinner is served from 6:00 to 6:30. Work crews take place at 6:30. Evening prayer is at 7:15, followed by study hall, except Wednesday and Friday night. On Wednesday nights the entire student body attends the liturgy at 7:15. Friday nights prayer is private. Freshmen and sophomores retire at 10:15, juniors at 11:00 and seniors at 11:15. On weekends freshmen retire at 11:15, sophomores at 11:30, juniors at 12:15 and seniors at 12:30.

On Saturdays, breakfast is served from 7:45 to 9:45. Freshmen have study hall, until the midpoint of the first quarter, from 10:00 to 11:00. Lunch is served from 11:30 to 12:00 and supper is served at 5:30. Evening prayer takes place as a community at 7:30.

On Sundays, students wake up at 8:00 and have work crews at 8:25. Breakfast is served at 9:00. All students join in community liturgy at 10:15. Lunch follows at 11:30. Supper is served at 6:00. Students are free to leave the campus on Sundays with the permission of the Rector, but must be back on campus no later than 7:00. Evening prayer is at 7:30. Freshmen have study from 7:45 to 8:30. Sophomores also have study hall until the midpoint of the first quarter.

During the year, because of special school-wide events, variations from this general schedule will occur.