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Well, it's a long, long time overdue, but here's another fun-fun Headmaster report!

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Obelisk Battlelord Mage

Headmaster of the Shadow Academy

OBL Mage (Obelisk)/HM/Dark Council

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Welcome to my 20th report as Headmaster. For reference sake, this should actually be my 22nd report (and should have been filed on Friday), but I experienced a brief interim of RL descending in a furious rage all at once.

Anyhoo, life is back on track, and Mage is back in business. So, on with the show! :)

1) Shadow Academy Site

The new site has been an absolutely instrumental tool for the entirety of the Shadow Academy's course-related success, especially in the recent past. Lost courses are very rarely an issue anymore. A few updates are hopefully en route from our lovely Seneschal, inclduing:

 - A comment system, so Course Teachers can add their personal notes to graded exams.  

 - An upload system, so that completed Phase Two exams can be fired into the database.  This idea may also be utilized for the College of Lore, if possible.  

 - A few more databasing issues, such as having the list of people with access to the database effect change on the staff list, etc.  

I think everyone owes CyberGuy some huge thanks for all his work in the past few months... express some gratitude when you bump into him on IRC, etc. ;)

2) Shadow Academy Staff

We unforunately lost SW MacDougall from the position of Sith Tactics Course Teacher. My Praetor, Pyralis, will be dealing with them for the interim. However, applications for the position will be accepted. The requirements are the same as always - dedication, willingness to learn and expand, quick email turnaround, yada yada yada. If you think you've got the stuff, email myself and Pyralis.

College of Lore administrator Trevarus Caerick has begun work on the overall ways in which the College will function. Any suggestions are welcomed, as always. Hopefully, Trev will have a semi-finalized plan to me in the near future, so we can get this show on the road.

Other members of the staff may be replaced in the near future - stay tuned.

3) New Projects

Pyralis and I are toying with some new ideas for the Shadow Academy. Once the College of Lore lifts off, and we've had an opportunity to evaluate its success, we will unleash the next big thing on the Brotherhood. This is how education was meant to be, folks - lively and fresh. ;)

4) The Envoys

I am going to be speaking to Firefox and Mairin regarding the situation here. Hopefully, this system will get some final approval, and we can take it to the next level.

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I've probably missed any number of other things that are going on behind the scenes, but it's been a long weekend. Suffice to say, all goes well, comments are appreciated, and so on.

'nuff said. Go take some courses. ;)

Signed & Sealed,

**_Obelisk Battlelord Mage

Headmaster of the Shadow Academy_**