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Dormitory life at FSHA is full of opportunities for the boarding students to develop lasting friendships, strengthen their academics and learn about other cultures. Resident students live in the Administration Building, which was designed and built in the 1920s as a luxury hotel. The Resident Director, Supervisors and House Dog, Dixie, live with the students in the Resident Hall on a rotating schedule; the Dominican Sisters reside in the same building in their private convent and interact with the students daily. The Resident Hall is in a secured building, with 24-hour supervision.

The Resident Hall is made up of 23 rooms, with two to three girls sharing each room. In order to foster interaction among students from different cultures, the Resident Staff makes a consistent effort to assign students from different countries as roommates. Every room is equipped with:

• Phone line with a private voicemail box for each student
• Internet hook-up
• Stereo
• Bed, chest of drawers and desk for each student
• Walk-in closet
• Private bathroom with shower and tub

All dorm rooms are cleaned once a week by a cleaning service.

Resident students have access to several other areas in the Administration Building:

• Formal Dining Room - full kitchen staff serves three meals a day and after school snacks
• Two Computer Rooms - used for school work and research projects
• The Green Room - used for meetings, study hours and social events
• The Club Room - '50s-style diner where students can cook their own food and socialize with friends
• St. Joseph's Hall - sitting area with comfortable couches and TV, VCR and stereo where the students can “hang-out”
• Exercise Room - furnished with state-of-the-art workout equipment and walled mirrors and hardwood floors for dance
• Laundry Room

 

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