Task #4 for the HOL Challenge is now open! Read more about it here.
Prof. Chaotica has posted a list of students who have been removed from the Magical Creatures II - Beginners class and forum due to inactivity.
posted by Rhiannon 1:26:00 AM
Saturday, March 29, 2003
Some HOL Challenge news:
The final poll to vote for your favourite submission for Task 2 is now online. The voting booth will be open this weekend only!
Trivia questions are needed to be used in Task 10. Please read this post for details.
Prof. Oort will be hosting a graduation party to celebrate her recent Undergraduate Degree in History! The party will take place on 4 May, 2003 at 3 p.m CST on IRC, in the #partyforoortie channel.
posted by Rhiannon 6:15:00 PM
Friday, March 28, 2003
Just a reminder regarding the HOL Haiku Contest:
All good things must end
yes, this contest included
so post by 31 March.
posted by Rhiannon 9:32:00 PM
Thursday, March 27, 2003
The semi-finalists for task 2 of the HOL Challenge have been chosen! Go here and here to vote for your favourites. And congratulations to all the participants!
posted by Rhiannon 3:18:00 AM
Monday, March 24, 2003
Information on Task #3 for the HOL Challenge has been posted (with some annotations located here).
posted by Rhiannon 5:12:00 PM
Friday, March 21, 2003
The finalists for task 1 of the HOL Challenge have been decided! Please read this post for more information and instructions on how to vote.
posted by Rhiannon 11:20:00 PM
Lesson 7 for Prof. Loukya's Divination class has been posted.
The semi-finalists for task 1 of the HOL Challenge have been chosen! Go here and here to vote for your favourites. And congratulations to all the participants!
posted by Rhiannon 3:08:00 AM
Thursday, March 20, 2003
Lesson 2 for Prof. Blue's Survey of Ancient Magic class is now online. Please see the class forum for details. Also, Prof. Blue has posted a list of students in danger of being dropped from the class.
posted by Rhiannon 12:22:00 AM
Wednesday, March 19, 2003
The Headmaster has detailed important information regarding the chain of command for Slytherin House, now that former Head of House, Prof. Prufrock, has resigned.
posted by Rhiannon 6:51:00 PM
Sunday, March 16, 2003
The Quill & Ink, HOL's official bi-monthly magazine, is looking for new columnists! Please see this post for details.
posted by Rhiannon 9:55:00 PM
Saturday, March 15, 2003
Prof. Fumbleknot has posted a list of students in danger of being dropped from her Assembly of Charms class.
posted by Rhiannon 9:37:00 PM
Friday, March 14, 2003
Please congratulate and welcome Gryffindor House's new Prefects!
Paddy O'Brien
Kiara Bell
Missa Matz
Rob Black
Emerson Nidigith
Jessie Barren
posted by Rhiannon 4:57:00 PM
Thursday, March 13, 2003
Prof. Fumbleknot has posted a list of Hufflepuff House's February award recipients! Read more about the winners here.
posted by Rhiannon 5:47:00 AM
Wednesday, March 12, 2003
A new lesson for the Arithmancy class has been posted.
posted by Rhiannon 4:56:00 PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Prof. Loukya's Divination classroom has relocated.
posted by Rhiannon 5:46:00 PM
HOL Hogsmeade is back and better than ever! Please read the announcement from Jessa, the Mayor of Hogsmeade, for more information.
posted by Rhiannon 4:19:00 AM
Monday, March 10, 2003
Lesson 6 for Prof. Graywords' Deep Magic Theory class and lesson 7 for Prof. Loukya's Divination class will be slightly delayed. Prof. Loukya has posted an extra credit assignment for students to do in the meantime.
posted by Rhiannon 8:56:00 PM
Headgirl Sherry Black has announced the HOL Haiku contest! Entries will be accepted until 31 March.
posted by Rhiannon 8:48:00 PM
Sunday, March 09, 2003
The winner of the HOL Logo / Banner Contest has been decided! (Look up and you'll see the new design, created by Robert Longbottom, HOL Gryffindor.) The final rankings can be seen here, and all the submitted entries can be viewed here.
The first task for the HOL Challenge has been posted! Teams have until Monday, 17 March, midnight GMT (London Time), to submit their entry.
posted by Rhiannon 5:19:00 PM
The Arithmancy class will finish out the year with Cynthia Stout and Amanda Lupin picking up the teaching duties from the departing Prof. Prufrock. More details can be found in this post on the Classes and Clubs forum.
posted by Rhiannon 5:04:00 AM
Saturday, March 08, 2003
Congratulations to Team Gryffindor on their recent Quidditch win against Hufflepuff House! The next match, between Slytherin and Ravenclaw, will take place 15 March at 5PM EST (US East), 10PM GMT (London, UK).
Lesson 6 for the Dream Analysis class has been posted.
The HOL Book Club has a new forum. Chloe Fairchilde has been appointed moderator.
posted by Rhiannon 10:55:00 PM
Friday, March 07, 2003
The winners for MCCirce and DJNexi's All Star Challenge have been selected!
The Crashkins Creativity Award is handed out monthly in Prof. Fumbleknot's Assembly of Charms class. Students can read the finalist's stories and vote for their favourite here! Voting ends early Sunday.
posted by Rhiannon 10:46:00 PM
Thursday, March 06, 2003
Assignment 3 for the Fantastic Beasts class has been posted, and can be found here or here.
Prof. Fumbleknot has posted the third lesson for Assembly of Charms in the class forum.
posted by Rhiannon 5:11:00 PM
Slytherin Head of House Prof. Prufrock and Assistant Head of House Prof. de Avalon are resigning their positions effective 15 March. An interim Head for Slytherin House will be appointed by the Head Office, with the position to be permanently filled after the end of the school year.
posted by Rhiannon 5:58:00 AM
Wednesday, March 05, 2003
If things look a little different around the HOL forum today, it's because it was recently upgraded! In addition to a new look, there are new features available, such as PM tracking. More information regarding the upgrade can be found here. If you have any questions about how things work, please contact a forum administrator.
Assignment 4 for Prof. Oort's Astronomy class has been posted in the Classes and Clubs forum.
Alanna Pierce, head of the HOL Book Club, is in need of someone to help moderate the Book Club's forum area. Interested students should read this post in the Classes and Clubs forum for more information.
posted by Rhiannon 6:30:00 PM
Magical Creatures of the Deep 2 student teacher Conary Barclay has been having difficulties with FTP and thus cannot access the original site for MCOD2. The lecture and assignment for lesson 5 have therefore been loaded onto a temporary site.
posted by Rhiannon 4:23:00 AM
Tuesday, March 04, 2003
The voting booth for the new HOL logo / banner is now open! Voting closes 8 March.
posted by Rhiannon 3:19:00 AM
Monday, March 03, 2003
If you haven't already seen it, be sure and check out the main HOL page, which debuted a wonderful and creative new look today! (And many thanks to Rames for all the long hours of work in putting it all together!)
Prof. Fumbleknot has posted a list of Hufflepuff House's January award recipients! Read more about the winners here.
Gryffindor House award winners for the month of February were announced today by Headgirl Sherry Black and can be found here!
The Classes and Clubs forum is in the process of being upgraded. Please don't worry if you experience any minor technical problems while this is taking place.
The HOL Java chat has also been upgraded. Students who are unable to access the HOL chatrooms via mIRC, Snak, or other IRC client should bookmark this link.
posted by Rhiannon 4:29:00 AM
Sunday, March 02, 2003
Lesson 6 for Prof. Laffengraff's Handwriting Analysis class has been posted.
posted by Rhiannon 2:46:00 AM
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