We are excited to welcome everyone to campus on Thursday, August 21. For safety and security, the Greenhill Security Team manages carpool procedures. All community members are expected to follow the instructions of our Security Team and cooperate with drop-off and dismissal procedures.
Please review the divisional procedures below. Also, please have patience with both morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up during the first few days of school. If necessary, we will make adjustments to the procedures to help carpool run more smoothly.
Students in Preschool – grade 1 should be dropped off at the front porch of the Preschool and Lower School Administration building. Staff and fourth graders will be present to open doors and greet the students.
Students in grades 2-4 should be dropped off in Three Chimneys Circle. Staff and fourth graders will be present to open doors and greet the students. Students in grades 2-4 arriving between 7:45 and 8:00 am may enter the Lower School via the west entrance/Three Chimneys Circle.
Preschool Afternoon Pick-up (2:45 pm)
The line for cars that arrive early begins at the sign at the southeast side of the carpool circle.
Cars that arrive early should stay in the right lane and form one line.
At 2:40 pm, vehicles will be signaled by staff to pull forward.
Prekindergarten and kindergarten students will be on the front porch of the Preschool and Lower School Administration building.
As cars approach the pickup lane, students will be called to one of three teachers who will load them from the curbside or passenger side of the car.
Please remain in the car as the student is loaded; pull forward beyond the carpool area (beyond the corner of the Lower School building) if a student requires help with their seatbelt or car seat.
Lower School Afternoon Pick-up (3:15 pm)
The line for cars that arrive early begins at the sign at the southeast side of the carpool circle.
Cars that arrive early should stay in the right lane no further than indicated by the sign and form one line.
When Preschool has completed their carpool (no earlier than 3:00 pm), the Security team will give the go-ahead to form two lines and pull up to the next sign at the bridge over the creek. Cars picking up only students in grades 2-4 should move to the left lane. Cars picking up Primer and first-grade students (and older siblings) should remain in the right lane.
At 3:15 pm, staff will release the cars to go to their pickup locations.
Pick-up locations:
Students in Primer and grade 1 will be on the front porch of the Lower School Administration building. Older siblings in grades 2-4 will walk down to join them. Cars will pull up, and students will be called to their cars by the staff on duty.
Students in grades 2-4 will be at the Three Chimneys Circle. Cars should pull forward as far as possible around the circle and stay in one line. Students will be called to their cars by staff on duty.
Morning Drop-off: Middle School students may be dropped off before 8:00 am at the Three Chimneys Circle, the gym overhang, or the MPAC. Grade-level teams will let them know where to wait for building entry and check-in.
Grades 5-6 Afternoon Pick-up: Students will be dismissed at 3:45 pm, and carpool will begin at 3:50 pm. Students in grades 5-6 will be picked up at the Three Chimneys Circle. Please do not utilize other pick-up locations.
Grades 7-8 Afternoon Pick-up: Pick-up for grades 7-8 will be supervised by coaches and instructors and take place at various locations:
Students participating in field hockey and dance will be picked up in the MPAC parking lot at 4:05 pm,
Students in HPC, volleyball, and cross country will be picked up at the gym overhang off Hornet Road at 4:05 pm,
Students in football will be picked up at the gym overhang at 4:25 pm.
Watch for additional information from Athletics.
Lower School families who are waiting for a Middle School student to be dismissed may be asked to circle around until 5-6 carpool begins or until 7-8 athletic teams are dismissed. Only siblings of Upper School students are allowed to be picked up in the Upper School carpool line, and no students are to be picked up in the cafeteria loading zone.
For 7-8 athletes with 5-6 siblings, please contact your coach directly for pick-up accommodations on the Three Chimneys Circle so that you do not need to travel to two different pick-up locations.
After 4:15 pm, Middle School students who are not picked up will be escorted to Middle School Extended Day in the dining hall. The accompanying teacher will inform parents/guardians, and a $45 fee will be charged. In the event of an emergency, please call the Middle School office by 4:00 pm and Extended Day.
Middle School students may not wait unsupervised in the gym, dining hall, or other campus locations. Middle School students may not go to the Buzz after school for any reason unless accompanied by a parent or guardian. This means parking and meeting the child before stopping by the Buzz. Advising teams will make sure that students know this expectation, and we ask for your partnership as well.
Morning Drop-off: All US students need to be dropped off at the Korenvaes Upper School North porch.
Afternoon Pick-up: Locations differ based on grade level:
Grade 9 will be picked up at the Korenvaes Upper School North porch.
Grades 10-12 will be picked up in the MPAC Parking lot.
Here are a few reminders we ask you and your student(s) to follow:
Please display your orange carpool sign (grade 9) or yellow carpool sign (grades 10-12) and windshield decals when dropping off and picking up. Please note: Carpool tags will be distributed at Orientation and during the first few days in the carpool line. You can also pick them up from the office coordinator.
Please pull up all the way in line to help us keep the traffic waiting to turn in from Hornet Road to a minimum.
Students are prohibited from crossing Hornet Road to get into a vehicle.
