By Krista, Michelle, Jamie, and Monica
achievement awards - academic awards earned by students who excel.
activities - outings planned by Staff, mostly for Saturdays and Sundays. Participation in these activities is earned by students through room and chore points.
assistant roomhead - a responsible person who helps the roomhead keep the room tidy and safe.
Bunny Boppers/Honey Bunnies - names of our 4-H groups.
bunny barn - the area on campus where our bunnies live.
charm necklace - a necklace that holds charms that we earn for achievements and participation in events.
chore checker - a person who has earned the privilege to check others' chores to make sure they were done properly.
clean-up - a group of 3 or 4 students whose chore it is to clean up after each meal for a week.
community - a meeting in which all staff and students come together to talk about N.L.A. announcements as well as issues that need to be discussed.
consequences - 30 minutes of afternoon work to learn from your mistakes. Consequences are given by staff to students when students break rules or to help a student stay on track with her growth.
Cook - students who prepare our meals as a chore.
cooperative learning - learning that occurs through group participation and cooperation.
correction area - tables in the classroom where we sit to correct our math and take tests.
counselors - staff who help us with our problems, correspond with our families, and lead groups.
fair - the Deschutes County Fair in Redmond where we take our bunnies and show them.
five-minute breaks - breaks taken during school.
five-minute warnings - a warning given before every meal and activity so that we know that five minutes remain until we meet.
4-H - a club which has many projects, such as showing and learning about bunnies. Christy Christiansen is our club leader.
GIG - stands for "get-in-gear", the first activity of our school day.
glass box - a wire box located in the living room where we put lost and found articles.
Good Morning Girls - inspirational quote read during breakfast.
Goody's - one of the stores we go to on the weekends.
grab bag - bag filled with privileges and rewards give to students who qualify through earning room check points.
Green Ridge - the name of the first N.L.A. campus.
grounding - a loss of off-campus activities due to poor behavior.
group - a group counseling time that occurs twice a week where we talk about ourselves and solve conflicts with others.
headmistress - the head of our school.
heavy cleaning - Saturday cleaning that involves deep cleaning beyond regular chores.
home visit - a girl may go home for a week after being here a year.
honor roll - earning a 3.00 G.P.A. or better. A student on honor roll receives a certificate and recognition.
house laundry - laundry that we use during the day that belongs to the house.
houseparent - staff who spend the evening and stay with us overnight to make sure we are safe.
jobs - extra chores given to responsible girls who want to earn more money.
last light - the end-of-the-day time when we gather to be read to by a houseparent.
laundry head - the appointed student for each day to help her laundry mates complete their laundry.
lights out - the time for bedroom lights to be turned off for the night.
meds - short for medications.
multi-purpose room - a new building beside the house where we have activities such as Friday movies. It is also a place of privilege that can be earned by star steppers who may spend thirty minutes a day there.
on-campus visit - a parent visit restricted to the N.L.A. campus.
Parent's Weekend - weekend visits of parents to the N.L.A. campus, occurring approximately every two months.
personals - our personal items that we buy at the store.
personals cabinet - cabinet where we keep our personals.
petitions - a request for advancement to the next step written by a student and given to a counselor. It includes a self-assessment to show readiness for new challenges.
privileges - special rights given to students who demonstrate responsible behavior. (examples: using the stereo, study hall in room, cosmetics.)
request forms - the forms students use to request personal items to be purchased.
restaurant pick - the restaurant pick of the month, chosen by a Houseparent.
Rock Mesa - the name of the second N.L.A. campus.
room checks - evaluation by staff of rooms three times a day to make sure they are neat.
room head - a responsible person who keeps the room safe and makes sure rules are not broken.
Safeway - one of the stores we go to on weekends.
scholar - earning 3.5 G.P.A. or above. The scholar receives a certificate and a charm.
Scrapadoodles - a scrap booking supply store that we go to on weekends.
self-assess - when one evaluates herself.
shut down - behavior that involves a closing up and an unwillingness to listen to feedback from staff or students.
staff shopping - continuing to ask a question of one staff to the next until getting the desired answer.
staying present - staying in the moment rather than projecting into the future.
Steps - levels of therapeutic work, including Sun, Moon and Star.
store run - trip to the store for girls who earn their points. We rotate between three stores.
student of the week - an honor given to one student who has role modeled good choices.
white phone - a privilege that can be earned which allows a girl to talk on the white phone outside the office.
