Greetings,
As we ring in our 18th year at Hogwarts Online, it is time to announce the winners of the Governor Awards. These awards are given site-wide to individuals who the Governors collectively believe embody the characteristics defined by each and have been awarded for many years... but it has been three years since we last awarded them.
Please join me in congratulating this year's winners.
Description: This award goes to the member that has put forth studious effort in everything they do.
Recipient: Charlotte Montclaire
Description: This award goes to the member who has consistently exhibited a positive attitude, enduring optimism and distinguishable kindness.
Recipient: Sven Wormald
Description: This award goes to the member who has devoted the most amount of time to improving the site for future and current members.
Recipients: Prof. Aqua Rye
Description: This award goes to the member who has shown the greatest initiative at problem solving.
Recipients: Prof. Cassandra Smith
Description: This award goes to the member who has exhibited the qualities of true leadership.
Recipient: Prof. Elizabeth Lapointebete
Hogwarts: Lilou Bailey
Description: This award is selected by the headmistress alone and goes to the member who has contributed to Hogwarts in whatever way the headmistress see's fit.
Hogwarts: Prof. Nessa McKay
Description: This award goes to the member that has stepped up to fulfill a role or complete a task when the site is in need.
and finally, occasionally the governors board comes together to recognize an individual who has given extraordinary service to the site and the community. The Order of Merlin to Hogwarts Online is a special distinction and this honor has only been bestowed a handful of times since then in the First, Second, and Third Degrees. This member has been with us for, what feels like to me personally, more years than I can name. Her entire tenure with the site has been consistently active, contributing in any and every way she can, and has gone above and beyond to help improve our site. Additionally, she has been approached and invited to join the Governor's board multiple times, but has always declined for her own personal, respectable reasons.
The Governor's discussed this award in private and came to the conclusion that Prof. Aqua Rye has earned the honor of receiving The Order of Merlin, Third Class, for her continuous efforts and contributions for Hogwarts Online.
(my Sven is all smiles)
And WOW, well done little sis! So proud of you!!!! 
