Kaliméra, everyone! To all new students, welcome! Please do not be afraid to ask for help if you have lost your way to the classroom: everybody here has lost their way in the hallways at least once or twice. To all returning students, please reacquaint yourself with the school rules and help the new students with their way. Also, we have just cleared all the gum from the bottoms of the table-tops, so it would be nice if we could keep them gum-free for a day, yes?
The mentors this year are as follows:
- House Pegasus: Mr. Antonescu and Ms. Martin.
- House Ladon: (npc) and Ms. Vazquez.
- House Hydra: (npc) and (npc).
- House Sphinx: Mr. Gravois and (npc).
- House Kitsune: (npc) and (npc).
To those wondering why some students and faculty members chosen a purple hollyhock-flower as their ornament for today? They are doing it for Sir Darien the Haphazard, who gave his life for this school on this very day. I think that, if you want the whole story, Mr. Cavanaugh might be persuaded to tell.
I realize a lot of you regret that school is starting again. Just remember: free time is only worth something when it's not all the time. And, to go by the immortal words of Albert Camus, remember that, even in the depth of winter, you have inside you an invincible summer.
Have a happy year!