March Recap!
March 2024 is officially in the past! Check out all of the cool events we had, changes we made, and what’s coming to HSRC in April!
Highlights:
New blog posts & pages:
Discord Safety
Learn how to stay safe on Discord with a new post and a quick resource page. Includes valuable input, advice, and sharing of experiences from members of The Homeschooler’s Chat.
Harold Lore
Harold, The Homeschooler’s Chat’s mascot celebrated his birthday on the 16th of March! Members of HSRC gathered together to celebrate Harold, learn more about Harold’s background, and see brand new images of Harold, his home in The Enchanted Forest, and his species, the Sprout Sprites!
- Our Mascot Page – Content Added: Harold & Friends information, new images
- Harold Activity Page – Content added: coloring pages, word searches
Server Changes
- New HSRC team role: @Event Leads are HSRC team members who focus on hosting fun and informative events in The Homeschooler’s Chat Discord server
- #advice channel cleaned: all user-posts from September of 2022 to February of 2024 have been deleted to prioritize member privacy, safety, and comfort.
- General chat reset: a fresh and clean general chat (#the-round-table-general-🏰) has arrived! For user privacy, the old general chat has been archived. Enjoy chatting in the fresh space!
- #friend-garden-🌿 permissions: users now need Bronze Rank (XP level 5) to attach files in posts or messages. The “Verified” role for non-alumni and non-parent adult users can no longer view this channel. These changes were both made for user safety.
April’s Art Challenge
This month’s art challenge is to write a super short story, poem, haiku, etc. Title is mandatory. Illustration or photography is optional!
For April’s art challenge we’re doing a whole new kind of art: writing.
There is no topic for this challenge. You can write about almost anything you’d like. The only requirement is that your poem, story, etc. cannot exceed 8 sentences.
📝 Formatting
Title Should Be Here
Content, formatted as you would normally format a story or poem.
Optional illustration or photograph to accompany your writing can be attached!
🖼 Images
Yes!! You can submit an image or artwork for this challenge, so long as it includes your writing or is coupled with your writing and submitted at the same time.
You can also submit a photography piece to accompany your writing. As long as it’s your work, you can include it!
⚠ Keep in mind…
Grammatical mistakes will not be corrected (by me) before posting, so be sure to edit your work before submitting it.
✅ What we ARE looking for
- 2-8 sentences or lines of writing
- Writing that is 100% your own
- Optional art or photography of yours paired with your writing
❌ What we’re NOT looking for
- Images without your writing included
- Writing or images that aren’t yours
- AI generated art
- Writing that violates server rules
SUBMIT YOUR ART BY APRIL 25TH
To submit an art piece, you can either post your piece in #monthly-art-challenge or DM it to @hsrc on Discord, before April 25th!
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