News and Noteworthy Events

By arasukishi

Greetings, fellow snakes! Another month gone and a new one approaching - what extraordinary events happened this May 2016? Read on to find out.

A Greedy Goblin's Raffle May 2
Dolores Umbridge arrives in time for April Fools! Watch in horror as everything in our beloved site turns a ghastly shade of pink, and witness friends turn against each other as they choose between two opposing sides. Do you swear loyalty by Dumbledore's Army, defenders against everything that is Umbridge? Or do you team up with Dear Dolores to wreak havoc on the school system as we know it? Whether you're an active member of either side or not, there's no escape from the evil clutches of Dolores Umbridge and her ridiculous shades of pink.

House Staff Elections May 11
We hope you actively exercised your right to vote because this month saw the election of a new set of House Staff across all HEX Houses. The election season officially began on April 20, and HEXians from all over trooped to their Common Rooms to vote on May 3. Election results were formally announced on May 11, ushering in a new set of House Staff for the Spring Term of 2016. Check out the full list of new House Staff below:

GRYFFINDOR
House Staff: Kim Snape, LilyPotter1, Brit, Ervy, BladeLeviosa152 & GingeryLikeGinny
HUFFLEPUFF
Head Students: ScarletAuror & EchoKey174
Prefects: EchoMidnight, lexipop, JustBev & kayleigh101
RAVENCLAW
House Staff: Crowy, Kimberly, kitabonnita, Marki, LadyOfLight & pastelfox
SLYTHERIN
Head Students: Joe Hunters & SarahEmily
Prefects: Lilith Lestrange, MissHavokk, rowle11 & VirgoBushin

Many thanks to our Slytherin Admins, Alisha (Deidra) and Oana (Sophia Oceanborn) for facilitating a peaceful and orderly Slytherin election season. Congratulations and the best of luck to all new House Staffers, most especially to our very own fresh batch of officers for this term! We look forward to all your plans and projects for Slytherin House for the next six months!

The Marketing Department May 12
To keep HEXians updated on all the fantabulous things that constantly happen on the site, the Administrators and Site Staff have joined forces to whip up a new department: The Marketing Department. To quote the official press release announcing this development, the Marketing Department "creates and runs [sic] multiple email campaigns to keep users on HEX informed of all the things going on as well as providing some other fun tidbits of information." To make things even better, the official HEX newsletter has been called the Dirigible Plum! Check your email inboxes for more details.

Slytherin News

We thank and commend all Slytherins who contributed to our total House Point count this May 2016:

Slytherin Dueling Team
Duel Set #5: Hufflepuff v. Slytherin - 11,000 HPs
bloodofreptile
April Showers Contest (Third Place) - 1,500 HPs
Elsa21
RPC's Roleplay of the Month (April) - 2,500 HPs
Joe Hunters
RPC's Roleplay of the Month (April) - 2,500 HPs
MerrylG
Fascinating Flora (First Place) - 4,500 HPs
MissHavokk
March Caretaker Concoctions (1st Place) - 3,000 HPs
RikkeXD4
March Caretaker Concoctions (1st Place) - 1,000
HPs Fanfiction April Raffle - 150 HPs
Ruru_QueenShield
A&G Writing Challenge (April) - 3,000 HPs
Samantha Bradley
A&G Graphics Challenge (April) - 2,000 HPs A&G Writing Challenge (April) - 1,000 HPs Fanfiction April Raffle - 100 HPs
Spike Snape
Grounds RP Winner (April) - 1,500 HPs
RPC's Roleplay of the Month (April) - 2,500 HPs
vikkes
A&G Graphics Challenge (April) - 1,000 HPs
*Data taken from House Point View (Slytherin) and Points-a-Palooza '15-'16
Thanks very much for all your efforts to bring Slytherin House glory!

Meanwhile, that's a wrap for all the happenings of this month.
Stay ambitious, Slytherins!
See you soon!
*randomly dances with a pineapple*