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New Headliner Issue!!

Containing:
Autumn Traditions by Simon Kincaid
Bewitching Brooms By Koko Riddle
The Motorcycle Diaries: Race in Peace by Maverick Castle
Meet the Professors: Melisande Lennox by Alyssea Brown
Interview with a (Half) Vampire by Simon Kincaid
Horror-Scopes by Koko Riddle
Be-leaf in Yourself and Carve Out a Good Time by Serena Towers
Spooky Stories around the World by Hannah Blossom
Wicked Awesome Ways to Overcome Authority by Koko Riddle
Defeating Dementors #1 by Serena Towers

READ ABOUT IT HERE

December Mini Issue is up!

_{Apologies for the delay, irl situation delayed the process on my end}

Read it here!!

Featured in this issue:
Memorable Traditions by Simon Kincaid
The Motorcycle Diaries - An Angel in Chains by Penny Porter - retold by Maverick Castle
A Brief History of Chanukah by Koko Riddle
What do you want for Christmas, Hogwarts? by Simon Kincaid
Christmas Gift Guide! by Ara Villa
Recipe: Yule Log by Koko Riddle

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We are opening applications for a back-up writer – the deadline for this is January 20, 2024. Please send applications to both the Editor in Chief, Delilah Stewart and Secretary Ruby Cazares, with "Back-up writer application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the application, you may owl either of us or DM us on Discord at foxglove_ and kaizper. Thank you for your interest and support!
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1 Back-up Writer Needed!

We are looking for one back-up writer. Back-up writers are part-time writers that fill in for unclaimed or unfinished articles. These writers do not necessarily work every issue, and in the case of a full-time writer stepping down, back-ups will have priority in getting promoted. If you want a more flexible writing schedule, this is the position for you.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Back-up Writer
House:
Availability:

IC (answer as your character):
1. What do you think students should know about Hogwarts?
2. Why are you the one to tell them?

OOC (answer as yourself):
3. Specifically, what would you like to write about (News, events, opinion, etc)?
4. What is your favorite memory of being part of the Hogwarts.io community?
5. If you were part of the newspaper team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
6. Anything else you would like to add?
7. Did you send this application to both the EiC and Secretary?

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We are opening applications for coders and back-up writers – the deadline is April 7, 2024. Please send applications to both the Editor in Chief, Delilah Stewart and Secretary Ruby Cazares, with "[role] application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the applications, you may owl either of us or DM us on Discord at foxglove_ and kaizper. Thank you for your interest and support!
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3 Back-up Writers Needed!

We are looking for three back-up writers. Back-up writers are part-time writers that fill in for unclaimed or unfinished articles. These writers do not necessarily work every issue, and in the case of a full-time writer stepping down, back-ups will have priority in getting promoted. If you want a more flexible writing schedule, this is the position for you.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Back-up Writer
House:
Availability:

IC (answer as your character):
1. What do you think students should know about Hogwarts?
2. Why are you the one to tell them?

OOC (answer as yourself):
3. Specifically, what would you like to write about (News, events, opinion, etc)?
4. What is your favorite memory of being part of the Hogwarts.io community?
5. If you were part of the newspaper team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
6. Anything else you would like to add?
7. Did you send this application to both the EiC and Secretary?

1 Coder Needed!

We are looking for one coder. Coders uphold the newspaper design with templates. One coder may be assigned one to two short pages each issue. Our method for main issues is bbcode, but smaller specials may still utilise full graphics if the team chooses. Flexibility is highly recommended for this position.

Prerequisites:

• Discord account not required for coders only
• A completed coding mock-up submitted with app. Please see below for the mock-up guidelines.

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Coder
House:
Availability:
Completed Mock-Up: (You may either owl the raw code or post the mock-up onsite and link it. If you choose the latter, make sure it is posted in an ooc area like At the Counter and not your encyclopedia or else it will be subject to deletion.)

1. Do you have coding, graphics, and/or art experience? If yes, tell us!:
2. How quickly can you get coding done? (i.e., how long to code a post or ency page?):
3. If you were part of the newspaper team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?:
4. Anything else that you would like to add?
5. Did you send this application to both the EiC and Secretary?

Base Template:
Credit to Ivy Bellamy

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Article & credit. Include the article below and credit the writer, Alexx Séverin.

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The Gulf of Guinea is a key area in African trade, located in the northernmost part of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2003, there were 39 piracy attacks alone. The issue of piracy in the gulf of guinea first came about sometime in the early 2000s, for example, the attack on January 4th of 2009, when a group of pirates hijacked a French ship, which was freed after 4 days of being held. However, there were attacks going on up to around seven years before this particular attack, as it is just one of many.

The pirates in West Africa had committed attacks on 966 seafarers during the year of 2012, as well as holding hostages for an average of four days. These captives were reported being at a much greater risk to violence than those in the Indian Ocean, of which a total of five hostages were reported dead due to these attacks in West Africa, with no other fatalities being reported elsewhere.

Since then, between 2015 and 2016, there was a 77% piracy raise in the area. By 2015, there had been 57 noted attacks that year. The International Maritime Bureau reported that the number of attacks occurring in West Africa had, by 2012, surpassed those of the ones in the Indian Ocean.

It is also noted that the three main elements that were released as a sure way to overcome a piracy issue, those elements being a sufficient amount of men ready to fight back, the legal and political areas of the state to be hands-on in terms of fighting back, and a non-corrupt anti-piracy team located within the government, are all elements that Nigeria lacks. These elements are vital to ridding the state of the piracy issue.

The Turkish Maritime Task Group has expressed the desire to help Nigeria rid itself of its piracy issue by working with the Nigerian Navy to eliminate these activities and operations. The Turkish Naval commander has announced that these efforts would be made in order to maintain safe sea affairs and communications within the gulf, as well as to support the on-going efforts of tackling the piracy issue. This would contribute to the Turkish Naval personnel the opportunity to present their ideas regarding the issue. The plan is to present Turkish ideals as to how to stop such illegalities and present to Nigeria new strategies when it comes to handling such vessel attacks.

by Alexx Séverin

NEW HEADLINER ISSUE IS OUT!

Read it HERE!

In this months issue:
The Sound of Music by Alyssea Brown
Spring Stargazing by Rebecca Lark
Meet the Captains: A New Year of Duelling by Alyssea Brown
Life After Hogwarts #3: Athletics by Serena J. Towers
Duelling Dust Bunnies by Rebecca Lark
How to know when someone is lying by Hannah Blossom

A new Headliner issue has been released!

Please check out Issue #33 of the Hogwarts Headliner!

What's inside?
Simon Kincaid's Guide to Summer Survival by Simon Kincaid
The Upper-Year's Guide to Studying for Examinations by Aly Salinger
A Rose By Any Other Name by Rebecca Lark
May Day Around the World by Alyssea Brown
A Brief History of Taylor Swift Part 1 by Dorion Anderson
May Horoscopes by Pericles Dralt
Room for Change by Alan Vanes
Opinion: Why You Should Join Your House's Quidditch Team by Koko Riddle
Why Duelling is the Best Sport by Alyssea Brown
Magical & Muggle Meals: Giant Squid Calamari by Aly Salinger
Muggle Item of the Month: Light Bulbs by Dorion Anderson
Our Summer Plans by Simon Kincaid

I won't make this long, but as you have probably heard, I, Delilah Stewart, am retiring from the Headliner along with my graduation. That makes Ruby Cazares the new Editor in chief as of today. Please treat him well. The next edition of the headliner will have a heartfelt letter from me in it, I would be honoured if you would read it when it comes out. Love from Del/Atti.

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Our wonderful former Editor-in-Chief Delilah Stewart, who has held that role for nearly a year and was Secretary for a year before that, is now unfortunately graduating and leaving the team, as stated above. They will be greatly missed.

This means that we are now searching for a new Secretary to fill the gap. We have several other positions open, too, and anyone interested may also apply for back-up writer, coder, or editor. The deadline for all of these applications is the end of the day on June 30, 2024. Please send applications to the Editor in Chief, Ruby Cazares, with "[role] application" or something similar in the subject line for ease.

If you have any questions regarding the applications, you may DM me on Discord at kaizper or owl. Thank you for your interest and support!
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1 Secretary Needed!

The newspaper secretary is second-in-command. This is both an ooc and ic role offered to only one person. In the case of an EiC resignation, the secretary may opt to take control. Secretaries are not expected to write articles, edit, or code, but can if needed; therefore a wide skill set is necessary for this member. His or her main purpose is team management and other administrative duties alongside the EiC. This includes serving as a second opinion for development and hiring, record keeping, organisation, handling correspondence, granting moral support, etc.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Secretary
House:
Availability:

1. Why do you want this role? Explain both ic and ooc.
2. Do you have experience in an administrative position? If so, explain both ic and ooc.
3. Do you have newspaper experience? (i.e. writing, design, etc.) If so, explain both ic and ooc.
4. What new ideas would you like to help come to the Headliner?

2 Back-up Writers Needed!

We are looking for two back-up writers. Back-up writers are part-time writers that fill in for unclaimed or unfinished articles. These writers do not necessarily work every issue, and in the case of a full-time writer stepping down, back-ups will have priority in getting promoted. If you want a more flexible writing schedule, this is the position for you.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

Reducio

Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Back-up Writer
House:
Availability:

IC (answer as your character):
1. What do you think students should know about Hogwarts?
2. Why are you the one to tell them?

OOC (answer as yourself):
3. Specifically, what would you like to write about (News, events, opinion, etc)?
4. What is your favorite memory of being part of the Hogwarts.io community?
5. If you were part of the newspaper team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
6. Anything else you would like to add?

2 Coders Needed!

We are looking for two coders. Coders uphold the newspaper design with templates. One coder may be assigned one to two short pages each issue. Our method for main issues is bbcode, but smaller specials may still utilise full graphics if the team chooses. Flexibility is highly recommended for this position.

Prerequisites:

• Discord account not required for coders only
• A completed coding mock-up submitted with app. Please see below for the mock-up guidelines.

Reducio

Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Coder
House:
Availability:
Completed Mock-Up: (You may either owl the raw code or post the mock-up onsite and link it. If you choose the latter, make sure it is posted in an ooc area like At the Counter and not your encyclopedia or else it will be subject to deletion.)

1. Do you have coding, graphics, and/or art experience? If yes, tell us!
2. How quickly can you get coding done? (i.e., how long to code a post or ency page?)
3. If you were part of the newspaper team in the past, what lessons did you learn that you will bring to the current team?
4. Anything else that you would like to add?

Base Template:
Credit to Ivy Bellamy

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Article & credit. Include the article below and credit the writer, Alexx Séverin.

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The Gulf of Guinea is a key area in African trade, located in the northernmost part of the Atlantic Ocean. In 2003, there were 39 piracy attacks alone. The issue of piracy in the gulf of guinea first came about sometime in the early 2000s, for example, the attack on January 4th of 2009, when a group of pirates hijacked a French ship, which was freed after 4 days of being held. However, there were attacks going on up to around seven years before this particular attack, as it is just one of many.

The pirates in West Africa had committed attacks on 966 seafarers during the year of 2012, as well as holding hostages for an average of four days. These captives were reported being at a much greater risk to violence than those in the Indian Ocean, of which a total of five hostages were reported dead due to these attacks in West Africa, with no other fatalities being reported elsewhere.

Since then, between 2015 and 2016, there was a 77% piracy raise in the area. By 2015, there had been 57 noted attacks that year. The International Maritime Bureau reported that the number of attacks occurring in West Africa had, by 2012, surpassed those of the ones in the Indian Ocean.

It is also noted that the three main elements that were released as a sure way to overcome a piracy issue, those elements being a sufficient amount of men ready to fight back, the legal and political areas of the state to be hands-on in terms of fighting back, and a non-corrupt anti-piracy team located within the government, are all elements that Nigeria lacks. These elements are vital to ridding the state of the piracy issue.

The Turkish Maritime Task Group has expressed the desire to help Nigeria rid itself of its piracy issue by working with the Nigerian Navy to eliminate these activities and operations. The Turkish Naval commander has announced that these efforts would be made in order to maintain safe sea affairs and communications within the gulf, as well as to support the on-going efforts of tackling the piracy issue. This would contribute to the Turkish Naval personnel the opportunity to present their ideas regarding the issue. The plan is to present Turkish ideals as to how to stop such illegalities and present to Nigeria new strategies when it comes to handling such vessel attacks.

by Alexx Séverin

2 Editors Needed!

We are looking for two editors. Editors serve as the last means of catching errors before articles are sent to print. Editors are not expected to write, but must prove they have a decent grasp on English spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Prerequisite:

• A Discord account

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Application:

Name:
Position Desired: Editor
House:
Availability:

1. Have you been a member of the paper (or a house paper) in the past? If yes, tell us about your experience! If no, tell us something you are looking forward to with being on the team.
2. Anything else you would like to add?

Example of your writing: