Gregor Mendel Public School (GMPS) is the only public school in Oso that offers education from grade five to twelve. With about 978 students, there are five classes in each grade and three specializations; two classes for computer science and math, two for biology and chemistry and one for literature and languages; after grade 7.
The school campus consists of four buildings, a park that surrounds them and a play-field.
Two of the buildings are parallel to each other and are connected by a third, which is perpendicular to them. Each is three storeys high, with the last mentioned being composed of hallways and a library on the ground floor. The passage from one floor to the next can be accomplished by taking a set of long stairs located in the middle of one side of the "connecting hallways". If you were to enter from the "high school" building, they would be to your right, but if you were to enter from the "middle school" building, they would be to your left.
The layout of the parallel buildings is completely identical. They both have a double door entrance on their long side that faces towards the south, thus the "middle school" building's entrance faces the "high school" building, whilst the other - faces away.
The first floor has no classroom and is for presentation and staff. Once through the entrance, in front of you would be a swinging glass double door, which leads to the hallway and beyond. To your left would be couches by the wall with tables in front of them and the teacher's lounge. This room takes up the entire space by of one of the building's shorter sides and is a where the teachers may leave their possessions or simply relax during the break. Also to your left and in front of you, between the mentioned room and the double doors is a room where the scanner, printer and general supply room is. On the other hand, to your right would be a room just like the teacher's lounge in size, but occupied by the principle and vice-principle. There are no couches and tables in front of it, however, there are many glass cases by the walls, where trophies and artworks are displayed. The only other notable sight on the first floor is the guard's booth, positioned by the door to a visitor's right.
The only difference between the two buildings in their first floor is that the "middle school" building does not have a principle's office, because this school has only one principle. The room to the right in the "middle school" building's first floor is where the archives are.
A notable fact is that behind the staircase on the first floor is the library and that above it, on the second floor, is the nurse's office.
The second floors of the two buildings are almost the same, the first difference being that in the "high school" building the bathrooms are to the right, if standing in the hallway whilst directed towards the building, while in the "middle school" building the bathrooms are to the left, and the second being that in the "high school" building the room that faces the hallway is a props room, while in the "middle school" building the room that faces the hallway is the cleaning ladies' room. Both have a total of eleven rooms: three facing the bathrooms and tow rows of four rooms facing each other on the other side of the building. There are three window on a wall in each room and three on each side of the building's hallway. In the "middle school" building here study fifth graders from A to E, sixth graders from A to E and seventh grade's class A. In the "high school" building here study twelfth graders from A to E, eleventh graders from A to E and tenth grade's class A.
The third floor is just like the second, with the exception of the building's side opposite that of the bathrooms'. Rather than have two rows of four rooms facing each other, there are three rooms in a row. The space where the last room of each row should be is taken into one big room, which covers the space by the building's shorter side. In the "high school" building this room is a laboratory, where biological and chemical experiments can be carried out. In the "middle school" building this is a creative room, where children are taught how to cook, sew and carve wood. In the "middle school" building here study seventh graders from B to E and eight graders from A to E. In the "high school" building here study tenth graders from B to E and ninth graders from A to E.
Each building also has an underground level, where there are more storage rooms and computer rooms.
The classrooms in this school are fairly standard. They have white boards where the teachers write with markers, hangers for coats, trash bins and two-person desks. Many of them are decorated with maps, pictures, diagrams or portraits, depending on the class they are occupied by.
The final fourth building is the gym. It has two floors, the first having an indoor pool and a fitness saloon, whilst the second has two basketball rooms.
The school's rules oblige students to wear uniforms without any additional pieces of clothing.
The school uniform for grades nine to twelve consists of a white shirt, dark rose red jacket with golden buttons and dark rose red tie. Boys are given black pants, whilst girls - dark rose red knee-length skirts. Both genders must wear black formal shoes with a short or no heal at all. Accessories such as necklaces, bracelets and buttons are allowed. The school's emblem is sewn on the jacket's front. Each specialty has badges with pins, which are given to the students upon entering ninth grade.
The uniforms for grades five to eight come in different colours, with green for boys and orange for girls, and girls are given ribbons rather than ties, while boys are not given anything to tie around their necks. The school's emblem is sewn on the jackets' right shoulder.
In grade twelve those with a combined specialty in Computer science and Mathematics, classes C and D, don't have Biology and Chemistry, while those with a combined specialty in Biology and Chemistry, classes A and B, don't have Computer classes from grade ten and onwards. Class E, which has a specialty in Literature and Languages, doesn't have Computer classes from grade ten and onwards and Physics and Chemistry from grade eleven and onwards.
Grades five to eight have six classes a day, each lasting forty-five minutes, while grades nine to twelve have seven classes a day, also lasting forty-five minutes.
The school campus consists of four buildings, a park that surrounds them and a play-field.
Two of the buildings are parallel to each other and are connected by a third, which is perpendicular to them. Each is three storeys high, with the last mentioned being composed of hallways and a library on the ground floor. The passage from one floor to the next can be accomplished by taking a set of long stairs located in the middle of one side of the "connecting hallways". If you were to enter from the "high school" building, they would be to your right, but if you were to enter from the "middle school" building, they would be to your left.
The layout of the parallel buildings is completely identical. They both have a double door entrance on their long side that faces towards the south, thus the "middle school" building's entrance faces the "high school" building, whilst the other - faces away.
The first floor has no classroom and is for presentation and staff. Once through the entrance, in front of you would be a swinging glass double door, which leads to the hallway and beyond. To your left would be couches by the wall with tables in front of them and the teacher's lounge. This room takes up the entire space by of one of the building's shorter sides and is a where the teachers may leave their possessions or simply relax during the break. Also to your left and in front of you, between the mentioned room and the double doors is a room where the scanner, printer and general supply room is. On the other hand, to your right would be a room just like the teacher's lounge in size, but occupied by the principle and vice-principle. There are no couches and tables in front of it, however, there are many glass cases by the walls, where trophies and artworks are displayed. The only other notable sight on the first floor is the guard's booth, positioned by the door to a visitor's right.
The only difference between the two buildings in their first floor is that the "middle school" building does not have a principle's office, because this school has only one principle. The room to the right in the "middle school" building's first floor is where the archives are.
A notable fact is that behind the staircase on the first floor is the library and that above it, on the second floor, is the nurse's office.
The second floors of the two buildings are almost the same, the first difference being that in the "high school" building the bathrooms are to the right, if standing in the hallway whilst directed towards the building, while in the "middle school" building the bathrooms are to the left, and the second being that in the "high school" building the room that faces the hallway is a props room, while in the "middle school" building the room that faces the hallway is the cleaning ladies' room. Both have a total of eleven rooms: three facing the bathrooms and tow rows of four rooms facing each other on the other side of the building. There are three window on a wall in each room and three on each side of the building's hallway. In the "middle school" building here study fifth graders from A to E, sixth graders from A to E and seventh grade's class A. In the "high school" building here study twelfth graders from A to E, eleventh graders from A to E and tenth grade's class A.
The third floor is just like the second, with the exception of the building's side opposite that of the bathrooms'. Rather than have two rows of four rooms facing each other, there are three rooms in a row. The space where the last room of each row should be is taken into one big room, which covers the space by the building's shorter side. In the "high school" building this room is a laboratory, where biological and chemical experiments can be carried out. In the "middle school" building this is a creative room, where children are taught how to cook, sew and carve wood. In the "middle school" building here study seventh graders from B to E and eight graders from A to E. In the "high school" building here study tenth graders from B to E and ninth graders from A to E.
Each building also has an underground level, where there are more storage rooms and computer rooms.
The classrooms in this school are fairly standard. They have white boards where the teachers write with markers, hangers for coats, trash bins and two-person desks. Many of them are decorated with maps, pictures, diagrams or portraits, depending on the class they are occupied by.
The final fourth building is the gym. It has two floors, the first having an indoor pool and a fitness saloon, whilst the second has two basketball rooms.
The school's rules oblige students to wear uniforms without any additional pieces of clothing.
The school uniform for grades nine to twelve consists of a white shirt, dark rose red jacket with golden buttons and dark rose red tie. Boys are given black pants, whilst girls - dark rose red knee-length skirts. Both genders must wear black formal shoes with a short or no heal at all. Accessories such as necklaces, bracelets and buttons are allowed. The school's emblem is sewn on the jacket's front. Each specialty has badges with pins, which are given to the students upon entering ninth grade.
The uniforms for grades five to eight come in different colours, with green for boys and orange for girls, and girls are given ribbons rather than ties, while boys are not given anything to tie around their necks. The school's emblem is sewn on the jackets' right shoulder.
In grade twelve those with a combined specialty in Computer science and Mathematics, classes C and D, don't have Biology and Chemistry, while those with a combined specialty in Biology and Chemistry, classes A and B, don't have Computer classes from grade ten and onwards. Class E, which has a specialty in Literature and Languages, doesn't have Computer classes from grade ten and onwards and Physics and Chemistry from grade eleven and onwards.
Grades five to eight have six classes a day, each lasting forty-five minutes, while grades nine to twelve have seven classes a day, also lasting forty-five minutes.
Jessica Spenser [ NPC ]
Grade 10 E student Age: 16 years Best subjects: English, French, Geography Worst subjects: Math, Physics Clubs: Member of the swimming club Leon Krasney [ NPC ] Grade 11 A student Age: 17 years Best subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Math Worst subjects: P.E., Literature Clubs: Gaming club president Jay Faure [ NPC ] Grade 12 C student Age: 18 years Best subjects: Math, P.E., Computer science Worst subjects: Biology, Spanish, Geography Clubs: Football club member, "Back alley club" vice-president Nia Fukui [ NPC ] Grade 10 B student Age: 15 years Best subjects: Biology, Physics, History Worst subjects: Chemistry Clubs: Swimming club member Lada Serafimska [ NPC ] Grade 7 A student Age: 13 years Best subjects: Mathematics, Literature, Biology Worst subjects: History, Arts and crafts Clubs: Fashion club president, Volleyball club member Kody Ibsen [ NPC ] Grade 6 A student Age: 12 years Best subjects: Literature, Mathematics, French Worst subjects: Biology Clubs: none Daniella Calligaris [ NPC ] Grade 7 D student Age: 13 years Best subjects: Geography, Spanish, Arts and crafts Worst subjects: P.E., Chemistry, Computers, Clubs: "Crafty club" member Charlie Macfoxlin [ NPC ] Grade 6 B student Age: 13 years old Best subjects: P.E., Mathematics, Computers Worst subjects: Biology, Geography, French Clubs: Football club member |