Common Questions
Below, we have a few frequently asked questions that we’re happy to answer, to help paint a full picture of the WRA student experience.
A.) WRA has ten different dorms on campus, with a different style for every taste, from boutique to homey to historic. Faculty live in the dorms as house parents and 24/7 teachers.
A.) Our Student Life Office (you’ll call them The SLO) keeps a robust schedule of activities on offer, such as a Diwali Celebration in the Green Key, yoga on the green, a visit to the local Asian Market, a target run, a Cleveland Cavaliers game, s’mores at one of our bonfire pits, and more, more, more. Each week, we send out a weekend activities newsletter where students can sign up to attend an orchestra concert, explore a haunted house, take a hiking trip to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, pick apples at a local orchard, or just settle in for a comfy movie night. Truthfully, there’s really never nothing to do!
A.) We do have a food truck! We call it the Lux Truck. It’s a big green dining machine, and when it pulls up, our students are quick to line up. We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner in our Ellsworth Dining Hall, and when asked our students what their favorite meals are here, this is what we heard back:
- chicken fingers and french fries
- mexican hot chocolate
- Ramen bar
- Steak dinner night
- Chicken katsu sandwiches
- Butter chicken
- KFC Bows
- Beef stroganoff (always a hit at sit-down lunches)
- The panini press
- Kimchi fried rice at the Action Station
- WRApotle (our riff on Chipotle)
- Dumpling Day
All meals come with a vegetarian option! Vegan? Gluten Free? We accommodate all dietary habits and/or restrictions!
A.) You will! If you know our school musical by heart, then you know the chorus — “you will find yourself, you will find your people.” We see evidence of this every year when our incoming students walk through the welcoming Gauntlet, nervous but excited, and before long, they really do find their people. Every Senior Speech is brimming with love and gratitude expressed to the friends made at Reserve. And our alumni return each year for Reunion Weekend eager to throw their arms around their friends for life.
A.) From what we can tell, the only difference is that you don’t sleep here! So many of our Day Students stay on campus until the late hours, taking advantage of a quiet library to study, eating dinner in the dining hall, cheering for friends at the home athletic events — you name it. And as a Day Student in a boarding school, your world just got a lot bigger! Your classmates come from all over the country and abroad. If you’re struggling with your Mandarin homework, you might find some help from our chemistry lab partner — he’s from Beijing! And just as so many of our students bring unique experiences and perspectives, so will you. You have so much to offer our community.
From The Student Perspective
What happens when you hand a group of students a disposable camera and tell them to go wild? A charming glimpse into student life, a series of snapshots showing teenagers just being teenagers.
