Revision as of 21:55, 8 January 2015

Schools and School Life

School is an important part of most children and young persons’ lives, and on MahouMUSH, it’s no different. It’s where you might know your friends from, and where your character might spend a better portion of their days.

School has three Grade Levels: Elementary, Middle, and High School.

Elementary School is grades One through Six. Middle School has the Seventh through Ninth grades, and High School has the Tenth through Twelfth Grade. Grade levels are sometimes stated in the year they’re in, for example, someone who is is in Seventh Grade might say they’re in their ‘1st year of Middle School’, or someone in the 12th grade will say they’re in their ‘3rd Year of High School’.

The school week typically lasts from Monday through Saturday, but depending on the school, it can end on Friday. Sunday is always a day off from school. On MahouMUSH, public schools Have school Monday through Saturday, and the private, elite schools have school until Friday, with two days off instead. (Hey, going to an elite school is hard work!)

On MahouMUSH, there are four schools to choose from, and they are, as follows:

Seishou Public School: Seishou Public School is a newer public school, and it’s design is a modern, two story building. It has all the amenities of a newer school, but lacks a major auditorium or theater, though it often works out plans with Seiyo Public School to use it’s lovely Amphitheater for affairs and events. It rests within Uminari City. Seishou’s Headmistress is Mrs. Otaka, and it is also overseen by rookie vice-headmaster Kokoda Koki.

Verone Academy: Verone is an elite private school with an old pedigree. It isn’t easy to get into, but scholarships and wealthy families have no trouble paying the high tuition costs. It is in the same physical distract as Seishou Public, and considers it an unworthy rival, especially where it comes to competing in sports. Verone Academy in particular has a killer lacrosse team. Verone is also known for its lackluster Headmaster, but its more productive and stern Vice-Headmaster, Kometsuki Kyouto, keeps everything together.

Seiyou Public School: An old building that looks a lot like an old castle in Pikarigaoka, Seiyou is one of Tokyo’s older public schools. It used to be a private school in days past, which accounts for its grand, old design. It has a ludicrous amount of amenities for a public school, such as a planetarium, an amphitheater, and a greenhouse. It often lends out the use of its facilities to other schools, free of charge, thanks to the generosity of its flashy and dashing headmaster, Tsukasa Amakawa.

Infinity University: Infinity used to be Mitakihara Public School, until an explosion at the nearby Tomoe Laboratories took out neighboring buildings. Now It’s the tri-skyscraper Infinity University. It’s a charter school, where talent gets you in, but money talks here too. This school is owned and operated by Infinity Laboratories Incorporated, which has its new laboratories on campus. As far as schools go, Infinity is the most modern in Tokyo, or perhaps the world; no expense seems to have been spared in the rebuilding of the school, no new technology left alone. Its Headmaster is Professor Tomoe Himself, but you’re more likely to see one of his five assistants in his stead most of the time, as he is an awfully busy man.

Schools in Tokyo typically will share resources and often offer the use of their services to one another on MahouMUSH, and many are within walking distance of one another. Even the elite private schools will share their resources begrudgingly, if it means they can call in a favor later they might need. On MahouMUSH it is asked you try to put your character into one of these existing schools, rather than create a new school, even for FCs as well as OCs, as to help keep the action situated around them. With four choices and four distinct themes, you should be able to find a educational home for your character or theme in one of these schools without too much hassle.