[OOC] Redwood Reform Academy

[Echoes]

Welcome to Redwood Reform Academy.

The staff would like to give you a little more information about our school. This is a school for juveniles and young adults to attend to get back on the right track. We encourage a learning environment while still including discipline and structure in our students daily lives. We believe that even if a student messes up they can still change their ways and get on the correct path. Students are expected to attend each class and be on time. Normal courses will be provided based upon the student's age. If a student does well they will be able to pick an elective for the following semester. We believe in getting our students ready for the future and hope that you have faith in the same.

Students will not be allowed off campus without a written note from a teacher or parent. They aren't given out regularly, however. One Saturday a month parents are allowed to come in for Parent Day. Breakfast is provided and students are allowed off campus on those days with their parent. We have top security at the campus and your child will be safe with us. We look forward to meeting the needs of you and your child.

Sincerely,
Dean Fillbrook

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Redwood Academy is tucked away in the forest, with a decent sized campus. It has most everything a student would need, except freedom. The teachers tend to keep a strict watch and don't let the students get away with anything. These kids have come here for some reason. Whether they got into trouble with the law or their parents are just struggling to parent them.

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If you've made it this far and are still interested, welcome! Teachers aren't held to the same ethical standards as normal schools. Most of them have graduated from the academy previously. Just a couple house keeping things, here are the rules:

1. No godmodding
2. Keep things mild, if things get heated take it to PMs
3. The above goes for fighting, no fighting in the OOC
4. Post characters in OOC before Character tab

School

Teacher Dorms

Student Dorms

Pool

Common Room

Girl's Uniform

Boy's Uniform

Similar to the girl's expect with pants instead of a skirt and a blazer instead of the pea coat.

Rooms

1. Kieren & Isaac
2. Micah & Griffin
3. Lacey & Vianna
4. Gray & Remy

Teachers get their own room

Schedule

Schedule

8:00-8:30 Homeroom
8:45-9:45 Geography
10:00-11:00 Math
11:15-12:15 Study Hall (Students go to the library to study and are overseen by a staff member)
12:15-1:30 Lunch
1:45-2:45 Art
3:00-4:00 Elective
4:15-5:15 Gym

Open spots:

Students No longer accepting students.
1. Micah - Mistiel
2. Lacey - Xandrya
3. Vianna - ViannaNight
4. Kieren - FalkiThomas
5. Gray - Overlord24
6. Isaac - Echoes
7. Griffin - KatherinWinter
8. Remy

Teachers
1. Thomas - Xandrya
2. Tori - FalkiThomas
3. Payton - Echoes
4. Roxy - KatherinWinter
5. Victoria

Character Sheet:

Student

Name:
Nicknames: If any
Age: (Between 17-23)
Gender:
Personality:
Appearance:
Why you are here:
How long you've been at Redwood:
Other:

Teacher

Name:
Nicknames: If any
Age: (25+)
Gender:
Personality:
Appearance:
Subjects you teach:
How long have you been at Redwood:
Other:

[Mistiel]

Micah J.

Name: Micah Jefferies
Nicknames: Mikey (easiest way to piss him off)
Age: 17
Gender: Male

Personality: Arrogant and spoiled, Micah comes from a family overflowing with money. His only care in the world is for getting his trust fund at age 18, but he finds himself with a choice between jail or a reformation camp when his party-hard lifestyle finally catches up with him and he is arrested for drug possession and usage as a minor. Naturally, despite thinking of himself as a suave, tough guy Micah chooses the camp over jail, thinking it'll be a cinch. Naivete is definitely strong with this one and it's time to find out just how surprised he'll be and if he learns anything from his time here.

Appearance:

Imagery

Why you are here: This was his second time in trouble with the law, first for drugs. His parents didn't know how he'd react when the judge gave him two choices, jail or camp, and they stoically respect his decision and hope their wild child son reforms. They never really had much time for him as they're both well-to-do in the world of finance. Micah is SUPPOSED to be here to become a model citizen and maybe pick up a tad bit of humility and life experience along the way. He currently just views it as an opportunity for goofing off and a lengthy vacation.

How long you've been at Redwood: Less than a year

Other: He can't swim. He seems relatively hard to scare, but don't let that stop you from trying.

[Echoes]

@Mistiel Looks good. I approve.

[Mistiel]

A'ight, I'll see if I can't rustle up another person or two for you. I'll have my people call your people. :P

[Xandrya]

Lacey

Name: Lacey Bennington

Nicknames: Lace

Age: 19

Gender: Female

Personality: Lacey's a care-free girl, never being one to worry about petty issues and often seeking to just have a good time. Although she enjoys being in the company of others, she is extremely picky when deciding whether or not to trust someone. Past experiences have taught her that loyalty must be earned, and she doesn't deviate from such mindset. Despite her appearance, Lacey's favorite hobby is reading, and she can spend hours behind a book if the story is good enough to draw her in.

Appearance

Why you are here: Confessed to a past incident of breaking and entering and assisting her boyfriend with drug deals after the police stormed his home. Given that she had a clean record prior to her relationship, the judge allowed her the option of attending the academy in lieu of going to jail.

How long you've been at Redwood: Six months

Other: Has an older cousin working within the academy

Thomas

Name: Thomas Shaw

Nicknames: Tom

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Personality: Somewhat quiet, tends to keep to himself most of the time unless engaged. Thomas is by no means the shy type, but he prefers to observe rather than initiate a conversation. Given his line of work, Tom has been able to perfect a certain look that reiterates the behavior he expects from his students at all times, and it communicates to them that aside from that one warning, they don't receive second chances in his classroom.

Appearance

Subjects you teach: Introduction to Spanish, and Spanish I & II

How long have you been at Redwood: Coming up on two years

Other: Unbeknownst to the rest of the staff, he's related to Lacey

[ViannaNight]

Via

Name: Vianna Dawnson
Nicknames: Via
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Personality: Via is the type of girl every good boy's mama warned them about. She is flirty and a heart breaker. She doesn't take any shit from anyone. She hates being told what to do. Via comes from a rich family and gives her whatever she wants just to turn a blind eye on her actions. Via is a party girl, she loves to dance, sing, and have relations with anyone she can get her lack nails into.
Appearance:

Appearance

Why you are here: Via was sent to Redwood after getting in trouble selling drugs at the parties she went to. After the cops crashed the party and caught her with the drugs, he gave her a choice either the academy or jail. Via of course chose the academy.
How long you've been at Redwood: 8 months
Other: Via is Bi-sexual

[Echoes]

@Xandrya Accepted. Lacey's backstory is definitely different than I was expecting.

[Echoes]

@ViannaNight Accepted. Via sounds like fun.

[KatherinWinter]

student spots are filling up fast. Not that I am surprised. I don't mind being a teacher but trying to figure out why a 'reformed' person would teach. Neither of my characters would care about 'improving' others.

[Echoes]

@KatherinWinter That's kind of the point though, isn't it? If you've gotten in trouble with the law, what is the likely hood of you staying out without being changed? So while some teachers are trying to better others, there are definitely those sticking around because it's easy and gives them a place to live, eat, etc.

[Overlord24]

Name: Gray Michaels
Age: 18
Gender: Female
Personality: A bit closed off, but once she starts to know and trust someone, she can be pretty fun to hangout with.
Appearance: She has dark brown hair with matching eyes and a pale complexion. She usually wears sweats and hoodie. She has a small tattoo of a bat on her wrist.
Why you are here: For about a year, Gray has been partying for hours on end, causing her to come home drunk and/or stoned 80 percent of the time. At one party, a neighbor called the police for noise and she was caught with drugs. So the court gave her a choice. Jail time and community service, Redwood. It's pretty obvious what she chose.
How long you've been at Redwood: 3 months.
Other: She is a proud Bisexual.

[CustardSlice]

Kieren

Name: Kieren Hunter
Nicknames: Sometimes 'Kier' but he prefers Kieren.
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Personality: Kieren doesn't like to talk much, he's more of a physical 'act now, talk later' kind of guy. He is an intense person and very passionate; if he's set on achieving something, he will do it but this comes with its drawbacks - if he's angry, he can get very angry. He is caring but he can really hold a grudge, hence the reason he is at Redwood.
Appearance: Dyed red hair styled into a faux-hawk. Hazel eyes and square-set jaw. 5'9" and broad shouldered, he's well built and works out to keep in shape.
Why you are here: His parents, knowing Kieren's tendency to over-react and deal with his anger violently, managed to work with the judges in court after he attempted to run over an ex that cheated on him. They settled for months of community service and sending him to Redwood in order to hopefully teach him to control his anger and work through the loss of his ex.
How long you've been at Redwood: 4 months
Other: Loves motorbikes and is a skillful mechanic.

Tori

Name: Torin
Nicknames: Tori
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Personality: Kind-hearted and enjoys bringing out the best in people, because he wants to believe that everyone has some good in them. He's got a tough exterior and has been compared to a drill sargent, but he listens and works hard to gain the trust of his students and work with them to reform. He isn't a push-over, however. He knows that reform means hard work and sometimes disappointment and he is willing to teach his students that they won't always get everything they want no matter how hard they try. He expects and enforces respect in his classroom and has little patience for being late.
Appearance: Short blond hair, large and broad. 5'11" and normally dressed in his gym-gear. Has one prosthetic leg.
Subjects you teach: PE/Gym, wanting to be a learning mentor/have this kind of role in the school.
How long have you been at Redwood: 3 years.
Other: He is an ex-captain, dismissed after an injury in the field.

[Xandrya]

I'm guessing roommates will be randomly assigned?

[Echoes]

@FalkiThomas Accepted.

@Xandrya Yes! If you have a suggestion for a roommate, feel free to message me. I may also take in to consideration how long people have been at the academy and they may get to pick if they've been there a while.

[CustardSlice]

@EchoesThank you :3

[Echoes]

@FalkiThomas Why are you thanking me? I should be thanking you for joining! For a while I thought this was gonna flop. So thank you.

@everyone: I'm working on my two characters. It's gonna be a student and teacher. I was going to make them both male, but we have no female teachers yet. Would you guys like to see a female teacher or what are your thoughts about balancing it?

[CustardSlice]

@Echoes For accepting my characters! :) You could have said no ;P

As for female teachers, it does sound good; she'd need to be a strong woman to work in this school! I don't think it matters too much at this point though - there are always options for bringing in a new female teacher in the future too :)

[KatherinWinter]

So while some teachers are trying to better others, there are definitely those sticking around because it's easy and gives them a place to live, eat, etc.

@Echoes

If they are teachers they don't need a place to live or eat. The characters I had in mind would need something more than that. I guess I will have to keep thinking about it.

[Echoes]

@KatherinWinter All teachers live on campus. And most of them wouldn't have much experience after the school unless they were coming in to help better the kids and were trained educators. I'm not sure what you are thinking for your characters I guess.

[KatherinWinter]

@Echoes It's ok. I'll figure out something. The two characters I had in mind are really the 'caring teaching' sort. I will have to see if I can think of a reason for my excons to teach.