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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - May 2024
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- Welcome and welcome! Grab a cup of whatever, get cozy and let’s dive in.
It is the month of May, which means we are fast nearing the end of the term and school year. We are currently standing in Second place with 46,036 Points, so now is the time to finish up all assignments, projects and exams to earn those extra points.
There are loads to do around the castle!
-HOL News-
Main event at HOL for this month is Hogwarts’ Zoology, featuring the Hogwarts four houses and the animals representing them. Participate in fun events and earn up to 80 house points and two beautiful awards by the end of May.
The book club is also currently running the Spring Read Along featuring Coraline by Neil Gaiman, where you can earn some beans and awards. Running until the 8th of June. Lovely discussions and fun tasks.
Remember to Finish the Quote and/or finish any prompt topics before the end of term for Quill and Ink, and Ink Splatter if you are aiming for the award or just participating for fun.
New project at The Library Department called The Joke's on ....., due the 3rd of June. Happenings at The Art Department, submissions have closed for the topic Magical Plants but you can still participate by voting for your favorites up until the 15th of May.
Submit to the Latest Issue of the Howler! Theme for the upcoming issue is Light refreshments. The Deadline for submissions is the 20th of June. See submission details here. You can also read the latest published issue released in April Howler Issue - Letters & Parcels.
Keep an eye out for announcements regarding Quidditch pickup matches here.
There are loads of fun discussion topics to join in at Students' Lounge so check that out.
-Ravenclaw News-
Thanks to Anne-Marie Gagne for hosting and everyone that participated in April’s Ultimate Spring Awakening around the Castle. Our new event at the Roost this month is Celestial Conundrums, hosted by Katherine Laurier. Join in as it is a great opportunity for you to earn some Beans and Sapphires.
There is plenty to do around the Roost. Don’t forget to earn your beans at Blurred Brained by completing the fun puzzles and activities this month.
Join in on the Roost wide discussions in the common room lounge Below the Branches, get to know more about our wonderful music/books and TV/Film recommendations at E=MC Hammer and debate it out at Bird to Differ.
Read all about our Eagles at Encyclopedia of Eagles or chat it out with a pal by becoming a pen pal at Friends of a Feather.
-Gryffindor News-
This month’s Light Reading revolves around Hairy Snout, Human Heart. Written by an anonymous writer, on a heart-breaking account of a wizard's struggle with being a werewolf and his place in the wizarding world. Participate to earn rubies.
Join in on the discussions and fun at Fat Lady's Portrait and partake in the fun games and mischief at Peeves' Place.
-Slytherin News-
Fun discussions can be found at The Serpent Lounge and games at Silly Snakes. Don’t forget to finish puzzles at the Puzzle Corner.
This month's prompts for scales available at the Slytherin Creative Club.
Current game running at the Arcade Club is the May 2024 Game Challenge featuring the game Arkanoid.
-Hufflepuff News-
Current topic at the Sett’s Wonders of the World is focussing on the Wonders of Dogs.
Check out The Musical Wizards for May at The Fireplace featuring Ariana Grande-Butera.
Colouring and jigsaw fun at the Creative Club.
Try your hands at this month’s Challenges and Challenge Master at the Department of Huffle Games and Sports. This month features a HP Word Search, Dog themed 2048 and a Hitori.
Enjoy the castle wide fun and have a lovely rest of May!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - April 2024
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- Happy April! Lots of fun things are happening around HOL this month.
HOL proper has a new project in the Art Department this month where you can post your own magical plant! There’s also plans for a Quidditch Pickup game at some point this month. No date has been confirmed so make sure to keep an eye out for when one is announced if you’re interested in participating. You can also check out the Book Club for fun reading activities or the Student’s Lounge to join in the discussions there.
Ravenclaw has the Ultimate Spring Awakening activity going on (run by yours truly). Come help clean up the castle to make the school feel less sleepy! There’s also new fun creative prompts and puzzles over at Blurred Brained. Also check out E=MC Hammer for pop culture fun, join the Pen Pal program we have, and join a lively debate over in the Debate Club! And let’s not forget about the Eagle’s Awards that were nominated for during RPM last month. Congrats to all of those who have won!
Gryffindor has a new activity as well! Go give their April Showers a look and join in the fun! They also have a new book in the Light Reading that they’re discussing.
Slytherin is close to finishing up their St. Patrick’s Day activity and their Snake Egg Scavenger Hunt. If you want to join in or need a reminder to finish the tasks for it, they both end on April 7th! The Arcade Club’s monthly game is Gradius, a sci-fi arcade game from the 80s! They have a few coloring pages in their Creative Club!
Hufflepuff also has new coloring pages and jigsaw challenges in their Creative club. The Wonders of the World is discussing Happiness in Animals this month as well.
There’s also some fun forum games in Peeve’s Place in Gryffindor, DoHGaS in Hufflepuff, and Silly Snakes in Slytherin if you want to check those out as well!
I hope y’all have a wonderful April!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - March 2024
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- Welcome to March, Eagles! Spring has almost sprung, we are now well into the second term of the year, and HOL is buzzing with activities for all to take part in.
The Library Department has a new, brightly colored story prompt for budding writers to submit to (with a deadline of April 1st) - or, if the Art Department is more your speed, take a look through the submissions for their 'Soaring Dragon' prompt and feel free to share your thoughts!
Over on the main HOL forums, the Book Club are running their own event, The Whole Nine Yards - join in the fun by solving some sudokus and/or adding on to the discussions about the featured authors! And for those suffering with post-HOwLer issue FOMO, fear not, as submissions are open for the next edition - and this time it's all about letters and parcels.
Another month means another book featured in the Light Reading activity over in the Gryffindor common room, with this month being the time for 'A Guide To Self-Protection' to take the spotlight, so stop by to learn some crucial defense skills.
The Badgers around the Sett have also got a new load of fun challenges for the month - the Musical Wizards are spotlighting Nelly Furtado, the Creative Club have new jigsaws and coloring pages ready to be completed, the Wonders of the World activity is highlighting a series of Irish breeds in honor of St. Patricks' Day, and the Department of Huffle Games and Sports have three new puzzle challenges ready and waiting to be solved - so make sure you take a look, as there's something for everyone!
Slytherin's monthly activities have also been updated - their Creative Club prompts are waiting patiently for you to try your hand at them, the Puzzle Corner has a new jigsaw, sudoku and fallen letters puzzle to be solved, and the Arcade Club are spotlighting the video game 'Shards,' so if any of those sound appealing, make sure you stop by!
And of course, there's plenty for you to enjoy without even flying out of the Roost - the Blurred Brained forum has plenty of creative prompts and puzzles for you to try your hand at, and the updated E=MC Hammer pop culture nook has new TV, book and music recommendations, for any of you who may want to try something new for the new season. Most important, March is our Ravenclaw Pride Month, and as always, we have the brand-new, castle-wide Dueling Club activity up and running to commemorate the occasion - definitely a chance to earn beans and sapphires that no one should miss out on!
That's all for now, Eagles, have an im-peck-able start to your Spring!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - February 2024
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- Hello, there Lovely Eagles,
✭ HoL News ✭
We are currently in the second place with a total of 40,399. Make sure to do your assignments.
You might be interested in joining the Harry Potter and/or General Discussion sections of the main forums.
There are also two new projects in the Library Department as well as the Art Department, from which you can earn house points by completing.
We have the Finish the Quote. Be sure to take part in these!
✭ Ravenclaw News ✭
I would like to thank our Lex Green for the amazing activity hosted by him in January. Furthermore I'm sure that all of you had fun.
Feeling bored? Well. Fear not there are also many fun activities that you can do here. Perhaps post a response in the E=MC Hammer or Below the Branches areas. Check out our new puzzles and creativity nook over in the Blurred Brain section, add your own journal to the Encyclopedia of Eagles, or sign up for Friends of a Feather to be a Pen Pal. These are very amazing places to indulge yourself and have an amazing time as well.
That is not all. We also have a new activity hosted by Adeline Morior. The activity is called The Beating Hearts Ball. Be sure to participate!
✭ Hufflepuff News ✭
Hufflepuff has a monthly activity called Wonders of the World and the theme for February is Moongooses. There are also the monthly DoHGas challenges. That is not all you can also showcase your creativity at the Creative Club all of which are held at the Seth.
✭ Gryffindor News: ✭
There are a lot of things you can do here, for instance perhaps roleplaying with your fellow friends. Or talking to people and maybe taking part in a lot of fun and interesting games.
They have also hosted a new activity called Mardi Gras. Be sure to participate.
✭ Slytherin News ✭
The Slytherin has monthly activities in the read-along, arcade club as well as puzzle exchange.
An activity called the Winter Fling is hosted by them. Be sure to participate in this as well.
Let's Go Ravenclaw!!!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - January 2024
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- Happy new year, Eagles! Welcome to the very first newsletter of 2024, and the very last one of our fall term!
There are just a few days left to turn in assignments for this term's classes, so make sure to grab those last minute house points! Additionally, the library department has a new prompt out - up to 20 points are available for those submitting written work in response to their new year's story starter.
Submissions are also still open for the next edition of the HOwLer, so if you wish to contribute, you can do so up until the 20th January - head over to the main forum for more information. The forum Book Club is also still running their game of 'Finish The Quote,' so stop by and see what you can come up with!
Here in the Ravenclaw forum, our January activity is 'Overture, Curtain, Lights!' - can you join the team and help to ensure Hogwarts' school production is a success? You could also drop in to the Debate Club and share your opinions on any of our many topical discussions, and stay tuned for more opportunities to earn sapphires!
Over in Gryffindor, the Light Reading activity continues, this time, with a look into Gilderoy Lockhart's interesting (if somewhat questionable) biography, Magical Me, and the Slytherin Arcade Club also has a new monthly challenge for any budding gamers. Finally, over in Hufflepuff, both the Department of Huffle Games and Sports and Wonders of the World have brand new challenges and activities for you to join in with for some more precious beans and diamonds!
That's all for this month, we hope everyone has a great start to their 2024!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - December 2023
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- Hello Eagles! Welcome to December! There is a lot going on around HOL and in the Roost this month.
This is our last full month to submit our class assignments, before the end of term. Currently we are in second place for house points, we have 16,352 points. Slytherin is at 22,163, Hufflepuff is at 15,119 and Gryffindor is at 13,452. Let's do our best to earn more points before the end of term.
This month there are two HOL activities that you can participate in.
In the HOL forum you can find the Dancing in the Moonlight activity, it is a Ball and it is all about having fun and celebrating the season. It is being hosted by Reyyan Azkendra, Silvana Mandeville, Maeve Madden, and Amy Darvill. All tasks for this activity are due December 31st.
You can also find the Secret Elf 2023 activity, where you can join in the spirit of the holidays and give a small gift to someone else. Sign ups close on December 10th and partners will be matched on December 11th. All gifts are due December 31st. This years Secret Elf activity is being hosted by Prof. Alexander Brighton and Mia Fountain.
The Art Department has a new project up, Fall in the Snowman, submissions are due December 31st. The Library Department doesn't have a new project for this month, but voting for the Lost In November project is open until December 16th.
If you enjoy reading, check out the book club! There is the opportunity to earn beans by taking part in Finish the Quote, Ink Splatters and Quill and Ink.
In the Roost we just wrapped up BBO 2023: Piecing the Nests, there was a great turn out this year! The Bronze nest (Wimbourne Wasps) won this years BBO. Thank you to all of the participants and the hosts. This month, Prof. Sindor Aloyarc is hosting Once Upon a December. It is a fariytale story featuring an orphan and their friend trying to avoid an evil sorcerer on their adventure to rescue the cubnapped heir of the Royal Polar Bears. If you are looking for other things to do around the roost, check out E=MC Hammer, Debate Club, and Ice Breakers. You can check the sapphires you have earned by looking at the hourglass.
Gryffindor is hosting Winter in the Fairy Court. If you are interested in some Light Reading Gryffindor is reviewing the Standard Book of Spells this month.
Hufflepuff is hosting their annual Sleigh Ride, this year's theme is the Classics of Christmas. This month's theme for Wonders of the World is Road Runners. There are colouring pages and the Wizarding Jigsaw Challenge happening at the Creative Club in the Sett.
In the Dungeons, there have been some new prompts posted for the Slytherin Creative Club. In the arcade club you can play Fire and Ice Run and compete with others for the high score.
Have a Happy December Everyone!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - November 2023
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- Eagles, welcome to November. And welcome to New Eagles who recently joined our House!!
We are almost reach the end of this term, how are you all doing with classes? Hope it went well. We are on the second place after Slytherin (who earned 18, 087) with 11,526 House Points, right behind us there is Hufflepuff with 11,017, and the last place with 8,927 is Gryffindor.
Is there anyone taking; And the Oscar Goes To, Take 1, Care of Magical Pets, and Disney Studies: The Classics? Make sure to forward all assignments to the Class Comittee. You can find the email HERE
Do you love reading? Let’s Finish the Quote at Book Club. You can earn beans and possibly awards by doing project at Ink Splatters and Quill and Ink.
This month Library is back with new project, Lost In November, while Art Department didn’t have project now but it’s still open for voting.
We thank Mia Fountain for hosted Halloween-theme activity last month, it was wonderful journey and now we are back again at BBO Month, this year Ravenclaw has BBO 2023: Piercing the Nests, let’s go win the medallion for your Nest. A hourglass contains Sapphires had been set up at our Roost, kindly check them to see how much Sapphires you’ve earned. And if you are curious about House Points that have been earned each months, you can go the On The Branches. At the Roost, we also have E=MC Hammer, Debate Club, and Ice Breakers. Let’s lighten up the Roost by participating there.
There are regular monthly activities at Hufflepuff Common Room; This month they have Wonders of the World with Ants-theme, the Creative Club with Coloring and Jigsaw, and Musical Wizards at The Fireplace.
Head over to Gryffindor Common Room for monthly fun reading at Light Reading. You can find discussion and games at their Seventh Floor Coridor.
Slyth-o-ween 2023 at Slytherin still runing until November 18, go and join the fun with the Snakes. You can also visit the Slug Club on your free time for puzzles and games.
Enjoy your November, Eagles!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - October 2023
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- Hello, there Lovely Eagles,
✭ HoL News ✭
Have you decided what your HOL Goals for 2023/2024 will be? Visit The Great Hall and perhaps set some goals for yourself. Perhaps you will earn yourself a Gold Spirit Award!
We are currently in the second place with a total of 8,211. Make sure to do your assignments.
You might be interested in joining the Harry Potter and/or General Discussion sections of the main forums.
There are also two new projects in the Library Department as well as the Art Department, from which you can earn house points by completing.
The Howler is also accepting submissions for their upcoming newsletter. You can earn 60 points from these. You have until 31st October,2023 11:59PM HoL Time.
The Book Club is hosting a new activity called as Read-Alongand we also have the Finish the Quote. Be sure to take part in these!
✭ Ravenclaw News ✭
I would like to thank our amazing PiT's for the amazing and unique activity hosted by them in the month of September. Furthermore I'm sure that all of you had fun.
Feeling bored? Well. Fear not there are also many fun activities that you can do here. Perhaps post a response in the E=MC Hammer, The Debate Club or The Icebreakers.These are very amazing places to indulge yourself and have an amazing time as well.
That is not all. We also have a new activity hosted by Mia Fountain. The activity is called The Fall Committee. Be sure to participate!
✭ Hufflepuff News ✭
Hufflepuff has a monthly activity called Wonders of the World and the theme for October is Black Cats. There are also the monthly DoHGas challenges. That is not all you can also showcase your creativity at the Creative Club all of which are held at the Seth.
✭ Gryffindor News: ✭
There are a lot of things you can do here, for instance perhaps roleplaying with your fellow friends. Or talking to people and maybe taking part in a lot of fun and interesting games.
They have also hosted a new activity called The Gyfftoberfest. Be sure to participate.
✭ Slytherin News ✭
The Slytherin has monthly activities in the read-along, arcade club as well as puzzle exchange.
An activity called the Puzzle of the Equinox is hosted by them. Be sure to participate in this as well.
Let's Go Ravenclaw!!!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - September 2023
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- • HOL NEWS •
HERE WE ARE in a new school year!! Ahh, time to whip out those quills and smell all the fresh new books from Flourish and Blotts.
If you haven't decided on any HOL Goals for 2023/2024 yet, head on over to The Great Hall and set some intentions for yourself. You may just earn yourself The Gold Spirit Award!!
While you're there, feel encouraged to get involved with or strike up some conversation in the Harry Potter and/or General Discussion sections of the main forums? Or go ahead and poke around the four House Common Rooms.
The hour glasses in the race for the house cup currently read as follows:
| G: 1,316 | H: 1,325 | R: 1,397 | S: 2,598 |
With it being the first few weeks of term, these numbers can change pretty quickly, but let’s stay diligent and up to date on Point Opportunities in The War Room with our Head of House, Prof. Ryan Granger so we can start leaving the other houses in the fairy dust!
Fall Classes: Remember you can Take Up To Five Classes at a time, exploring fun new lessons and assignments over a variety of magical subjects, and earning as many as 1500 points for Ravenclaw.
Library Department: Why not submit your own work for The New Book, with 20 points up for grabs! Due by October 1.
Art Department: Cast your feedback by September 14 for the Wish Card submissions.
Book Club: Bringing back Finish the Quote (variation of Quick Quotes, which itself is based on the game Bring Your Own Book) as we Spring into a New School Year!
New Chat Server: After many valued years with Blitzed, HOL has hopped over to Mibbit as our primary IRC server!
Quidditch: Please keep an eye out for updates, as the Quidditch Committee is currently in discussions about this coming season.
The Howler: Drift on over and sign up to submit for the upcoming Setting Sail themed issue of our school newspaper for the chance to gather up to 60 points! All work is due by 11:59pm HOL time on October 31.
• RAVENCLAW •
CONGRATULATIONS to Prof. Kendra Givens & Prof. Alexander Brighton for earning their shiny new titles, and a feverishly feathered WELCOME BACK to Prof. Gustavo Flores!
Looking for something to do around The Roost? Consider contributing a new post or response in the E=MC Hammer, Debate Club, and Icebreakers forums.
Portraits of a Haunted Hallway: Will getting back to your dorms after the welcoming feast take an unexpectedly haunting turn? Join our Prefects-in-Training for an early start to spooky season, as they present Ravenclaw’s newest castle-wide activity, with the Beans & Awards up for grabs!!
• SLYTHERIN •
Silly Snakes: Games for everyone!
Creativity Club: Time to get back to school!
Arcade Club: “Donkey Kong" has captured a woman named Pauline, whom he has tied up at the top of a cascading series of platforms.
Puzzle Corner: The September Puzzles are here!
• HUFFLEPUFF •
Splendid Kitchens Raid of 2023: Kitchen raids had been one of the many adventures of Hogwarts students throughout generations. It is an activity excitedly awaited by our house-elves in the Kitchens.
Department of Huffle Games and Sports: Fun and Games for all Badgers and friends. Come on in and see what's new.
Wonders of the World: Every month we will bring you activities which focus on some of the amazing animals around the world. This month will focus on Horses!
Creative Club: Snag the September Coloring & Puzzle Prompts!
• GRYFFINDOR •
Light Reading: Come along for monthly fun themed around wizarding books!
Book Fair: Step into a world where words come alive, where the scent of freshly printed pages fills the air, and where the boundless universe of literature unfolds before your eyes.
Fat Lady’s Portrait: Hang out with the lions and strike up conversation! Perhaps a book you just read, a film you've recently seen, something Harry Potter related, or just something rather silly. Whatever it is, this is the place to talk about it.
Peeves Place: Come check out the ever-awesome, ever-amusing game section of the Gryffindor Common Room!
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- Ravenclaw Newsletter - August 2023
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- Special thanks to Adeline Morier, Anne-Marie Gagne, Aquaria Sandalwood, and Lex Green for helping to compile this this newsletter as part of the PiT program!
Hello fellow Eagles! It's August which means classes are just around the corner! In the mean time there are a few fun activities around HOL that are happening.
HOL News:
• The Summer Poetry Festival is still going on over in the HOL Book Club through August 20th, so there’s still time to join in or pick it back up before it’s over!
• Class Applications are open until August 20th, so if you are interested in applying to teach a class, make sure to get those applications in! Head over to the Announcements section of the HOL forum for more information.
• Visit the Art Department to show off some creativity with Wish Card, where you can submit your creation of a card displaying your wishes and goals for the school year as we approach a new term!
• If you would like to cultivate school-wide community, head over to the Student’s Lounge to help build the 2023 Summer Beanstalk!
• Up in Gryffindor Tower, the second month of the Light Reading activity is underway, and this time, they're diving into Unfogging The Future - a great book to familiarise yourself with if you're planning to take Divination in an upcoming term. Their Summer Carnival is town and is here until the last day of August! Go play some carnival games and win some nifty prizes but most importantly have lots of fun whether bobbing for apples or driving some bumper cars!
• Hufflepuff is taking us on an exploration through Egypt in their Wonders Of The World forum. You could also take a look in their Creative Club or the Department of Huffle Games and Sports for some other fun tasks!
• And finally, Slytherin are wrapping the year up with their annual Jigsaw Olympics, where you can take some time to solve a few puzzles, and also see if you can find a connection between the jigsaws for some extra beans.
Ravenclaw News:
• Congratulations to everyone who graduated up to a new year this past term, and a special congratulations to Kendra Givens and Alexander Brighton, who graduated from Seventh-Year to Post-Graduates!
• And another, HUGE congratulations to all of us here in Ravenclaw for winning the House Cup! We took the cup with a whopping 49,304 points! Let’s keep up the inertia as we move into a brand new school year next month so we can do it all again! Make sure you stay up to date on Points Opportunities over in The War Room!
• Ravenclaw doesn't have any specific activities happening until September, but the Debate Club is always open to new discussions or replies to older ones. There's also Below the Branches if you'd like to reply to some of the posts in there.
• We would also like to wish the best of luck for our Prefects-in-Training. In addition to their other training responsibilities, they have been busy planning a new event for the month of September and we are looking forward to that.
Once more, well done everyone for their hard work this year. Happy August, and we hope you are all having a great summer!
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