A word from your Captain.
Greetings to all at
Grey School of Wizardry,

I hope you are all doing well.It is hard to believe it is already the month of May. It has been a busy month for many of us here. It is a wonderful time to be a part of this institution.As we move from spring into summer, take a moment to reflect on our movement through time.

How are you serving others?

How are you putting a smile on people's faces around you?

Let's all be mindful of those around us, and lead by example. We are transforming our worlds, just as the earth is transforming. think about the blossoms that are beginning to pop. think about the longer days, and the optimism and hope that summer brings. 

Remember our school motto, Everything is Alive, Everything is Interconnected.Keep up the good work, you are all fantastic!!

Captain Rievahdel Lazulifire

The Coterie of the Flowing Waters
Salutations, fellow Undines!

It is my pleasure to offer congratulations to Apprentices Medea Moonstone, Stellaluna, Oberon Morningstar, Malachite Forestfoot and Avallach for earning merit points for our Lodge by completing classes with a final grade of 100% last month.  Remember each time you get a final grade of 100% in one of your classes you gain another merit to help our Coterie keep the Lodge Cup.  I can't award the point if I don't know about it, so be sure to comment on the Waters Lodge forum under the Completed Classes post. 
We still have a healthy lead in the Cup tournament. You can track our progress on your "My Account" page.  Where we really excel is in class credits, so keep completing those assignments!  We are doing well with school merits, too.  There are so many ways for us Undines to gain a merit.  Did you know that you can earn 2 merits simply by attending a (non-GSW) class or workshop and reporting on it?  It's a fun and educational way to hold onto the Lodge Cup! Another way to earn a merit is to participate in the monthly Lodge challenge.  This will earn extra merit points as well as expand your own knowledge and skills.  If you have any questions on the Lodge challenge please reach out to me via our Apprentice Leadership email (Prefect.Waters@Gmail.com) for further guidance!
Here is the link to our Lodge challenge
Our Lodge will be hosting our May Moot on the vGSW campus.  We have a great event planned that will showcase our Lodge and the element of Water in general.  I would like to extend a special thank you to Prefect Emeritus Blue Capucian and Apprentice Avallach for putting this moot together.  Thanks also to Captain Rievahdel and Vice Captain Merqatyl for their help and encouragement. Remember, if you need assistance or guidance in anything relating to your classes or to activities here at the School, please do not hesitate to reach out to me, your Prefect, at the above email address.  

Yours in service,
Prefect Apollinaris

The Circle of the Standing Stones  
Merry meet, Stones!

May brings us some new, expansive energies to work with, so think growth, action and abundance.

This is a time to watch over what we’ve planted and nurture the desires we’ve set into motion, so pay attention to what you focus on and don’t be afraid to go BIG! In fact, Jupiter may be able to help with that a bit - moving into dreamy Pisces on the 13th, Jupiter opens up Pisces’ very subtle but creative influence, giving you some wonderful “flow” to channel into your projects. With that in mind, we’ve got a brand new lodge challenge this month, PLUS some ideas for how to earn more merits! 

I’ve also got updates for your calendar - the Waters Lodge Celebration is May 15th and don’t forget about our weekly Meet & Greets! - and we’ve got 17 birthdays to celebrate this month! Can you believe it? Apprentices Malachai, Gabrielsilent, Athena.Cedar, Atrus Byrk, GwenhwyfareDraig, Dryice0418, MasterWooson, Roenix, Kennys Kitchen, Ulfblod, Angelika Stillwater, FRAPZN, Saturn Whitewolf, Entelechy, and Magister Taridis-Naladam Koan are ALL May birthdays, so please join me in wishing them a happy one!

Apprentices Atrus Byrk and Kammie Owltree earned merits for achieving a perfect score on a final in April; Captain Emeritus Gem in the Woods and Apprentice Atrus Byrk earned merits for completing April’s lodge challenges.

Well done and congratulations to you all! I’ve also got some updates on our Stones Historical Archives - it’s going to be amazing but I need your help!So, ready to dig in? You can read the full newsletter by clicking below!

Prefect Selah Nyx

The Order of the
Dancing Flames

Greetings Flames Lodge!

April is done and gone. May is here to stay.  April saw some great thing among the lodge.  Due to brevity, I will post links to the forum pieces, with a brief summary.  May your Vitality erupt the Courage to explode your Passions into Reality! 

You'll find below a few post links to on our the forum, with a brief summary.  

Flames Lodge Oath
Congrats to Apprentices DarkDragon, MedeaMoonStone for taking the Flames Oath in April.

May Roll Call 
Be sure to say hello to your Lodge mates and let us know
what you're up to!

This month we have a fairly exciting merit oppertunity in the form of our Prefect's Challange! You can check it out by clicking the button below.

Vice-Captain Merqatyl Draconis
Acting Flames Prefect

The Society of the
Four Winds
Salutations everyone!

  The month of May is here, and so is another Merit Challenge. Before I get into that however, it I need to make a couple Shout-Outs:  Birthdays in the Winds Lodge for the month of May: Apprentices Hugemann, Maruko, and Prefect Skywalker (me).  

Shout-Outs to everyone who earned the Winds Lodge Merit Points for 100% Final Exams and Class Completion: Apprentices LunaSkye and Raven Rose. Well done to the both of you.  

Huge Shout-Out to Apprentice LunaSkye for being the only one to complete Last Month’s Winds Lode Merit Challenge.  

Now onto this Month’s Challenge. So for the month of May, I have asked the Winds Lodge to write a Short Story or Poem about any magickal being. I made this into a Challenge because I want to see their creative sides. You can check it out right here:   
All the best and magick always,
Prefect Skywalker