Since Term 14, the Admin have been nominating a Staff Member
of Term as a way of recognizing a staff author who has gone above and beyond in
their responsibilities at RMI. It’s one of our newest traditions and an
important one when considering everything that those on staff make possible on
the site. Staff members not only write the lessons and events that bring the
school to life IC, but also find new authors and act as a base for our
community OOC. Our first ever Staff Member of Term was the author of Robert
Gallico, Potions professor.
This time around, we would like to recognize and thank the
author of Estelle Blair, Cultural Studies professor, for the fantastic work she
did during Term 15. Estelle’s author started the term as one of our newest
staff members, but she learned quickly and took her new responsibilities in
stride. She never failed to get lessons or any other work done on time, if not
early. Furthermore, she has developed Estelle into a very vibrant character with a lot of depth. The Australian professor introduced
herself in her very first lesson like this:
“My name is Estelle Blair, but that’s Miss Blair to you
lot. I don’t want a single one of you referring to me as a Professor, because
that’s a term for respected elders, and I’m not quite so old yet as to be an
elder. Here, I’m just your respected colleague, and as colleagues, I expect
there to be complete co-operation between us at all times.” There was an almost
malicious gleam in her dark eyes. “I don’t care that most of you are taller
than me, I don’t care that some of you may think this course a waste of time,
and I especially don’t care who your parents are. Here, between these four
walls, all of us are equals in every way, and if I get so much as a whiff of
disagreement I will give you a detention you’ll never forget.”
The Cultural Studies lessons she has written have been, in
one word, awesome, and she has done a lot to further the muggle culture our
students get exposed to. Estelle’s author also participated in Term 15’s plot
by writing a racing challenge that also bridged the magic and muggle. She has
been extremely reliable, and on top of that has always offered to do extra work
to help out further, and in fact will be doing so as Cetus’ new Head of House
this coming term. Thank you, Estelle, it’s wonderful having you on staff and
this recognition is well deserved!
1 comment:
*reads, blushes, and falls over*
...Mmkay. Correction: If this was happening IC, Estelle would not be blushing. Because, as she would undoubtedly argue, "blushing is for teenagers!". But the falling-over part would still definitely happen.
Once again, thank you so much guys, that's very kind of you. It's the team effort that counts (you've all been lovely to work with) and I don't write for recognition, but this was such a nice surprise; I shall treasure this blog post!
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