Your Dorm Room
Rooms and Furniture: Each dorm room is about 10 x 12 feet and contains one set of bunk beds, two single mattresses, two wardrobe/closets, two dressers, two desks, two chairs, and window blinds.
NOTE: A resident rents only half the room – the other half is rented by your roommate – work in cooperation as you share your space.
Air Conditioners: Each suite of rooms (two adjacent rooms) is equipped with one air conditioner unit.
Items to Bring:
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Alarm Clock
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Appropriate decorations, posters, etc.
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Bedding for twin-size bed – (an extra set of sheets is helpful)
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Bible
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Desk Lamp
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Flashlight
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Iron/Ironing Board
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Laundry Basket
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Laundry Detergent
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Poster Putty
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Surge Protectors – NOT extension cords
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Shower Shoes
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Toiletries
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Towels/Washcloths
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Wastebasket
Optional Items:
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Area Rugs (floors are tile)
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Computer
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Dorm sized fan, microwave, and refrigerator
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Extra Chair
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Full-length mirror
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Portable music device with headphones
Items to Leave at Home: Such as, but not limited to:
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Dartboards
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Flammable items: (candles, fireworks, flammable liquids, incense, lighters, matches)
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TV/VCR, Personal DVD players, large stereo systems
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Jewelry (Jewelry is not to be worn anywhere on campus—including the dorm, at any school sponsored activities, or on any school sponsored trips)
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Inappropriate items for a Christian home and school:
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Decorations/Posters – at the dean’s discretion
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DVD movies rated above PG
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Gang-related attire – Bandanas, hats, shirts, shoes, etc.
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Magazines and other literature that promote lifestyles contrary to teachings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Music with Parental Advisory Lyrics – including music that has been “sanitized”
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Role Playing Games
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Inappropriate, violent software and computer games
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Skateboards
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Open Filament Items of any kind: (hot plates, coffee pots, toasters/toaster ovens)
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Airsoft Guns, Paintball guns/balls/equipment
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Pets
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Extension cords
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Weapons of any kind
Insurance for Your Personal Belongings: Forest Lake Academy is not responsible for any damaged, lost or stolen items from dorm rooms, other dorm areas, the FLA Campus, or while on any school trip. Student’s personal belongings (computers, clothing, cell phones, etc.) are not covered by school insurance. If a resident wishes for his/her personal belongings to be covered by insurance in case of theft or damage he/she needs to secure this insurance. This insurance is often available as a rider to the home-owners or renter insurance carried on the student’s homes. Personal belongings are not covered by Forest Lake Academy’s insurance and no policy is available through the school.