Headmaster Brockert
June 27, 2018 2:52 AM
Fifth and Sixth years by Headmaster Brockert
Most of the time things were pretty routine at Sonora. Occasionally, there was some annoying bit of trouble, this year being an illness going around. Fortunately, Mortimer's tendency to be generally unsociable had prevented him from exposure. And as a added bonus, the Quarantine had meant no grating social events to attend. So basically this had been the best holiday season that Mortimer could recall in ages.Another switch was that Mortimer was actually hoping that a Pecari would for Head Boy and one he wasn't even related to at that. Normally, he felt they were irresponsible types who weren't good for anything but the merest frivolities of life regarding sports and parties. Things he quite frankly had no use for himself. And he generally regarded them as having no business being in such an important position-including his own son Eustace- even if it was generally based on a popularity contest. Well, there was a reason there'd been less than ten of them who'd granted the title within the last twenty or so years.
This year, well, Ben Pierce was the best of a bad lot. From what Mortimer had gathered in the meeting regarding the matter, there was absolutely no good reason for Kyte-and he'd thought some of his grandchildren had ridiculous names and they, at least, were spelled properly-Collindale to be even considered and he'd sooner hand over the position to the blind girl's service dog before than Mr. Collindale. At least the dog was good for something.
Which left the matter between Mr. Pierce and Mr. Umland, and certainly, while the latter was more qualified for the position than Mr. Collindale, Mortimer couldn't say that he wanted him to get it any more than he'd wanted to give it to the elder Mr. Umland after the incident.
As to the girls, he had no real preference. Only not the one in Pecari.
Once the fifth and sixth years were assembled, Mortimer rose and began to speak. "I trust that you all know why you are here today, to pick who will be the next Head Boy and Head Girl of Sonora next year. " With that the ballots were dispensed.
OOC- Head student ballot can be found here- http://sonora.terragenaonline.net/Admin/VotingForm/31 Voting is in character and if you have more than one character, you vote per character. Votes can remain as anonymous as you would like them to be and you do not have to reply to this message even though you may if you'd like to. You have until the day before the new term starts to get your votes in.
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Kyte Collindale
July 05, 2018 9:05 AM
Vote Kyte! (Tag Ben) by Kyte Collindale
Last year, when the entire fifth and sixth year had been held back after breakfast, Kyte had assumed that they had done something really, really bad. This year though, he knew the drill. Or rather, he thought he did. He still got a bit of a surprise when the voting slips landed in front of him.“Hey, my name’s missing,” he protested to Ben, “Raine’s too.” The previous year, it had seemed like basically everyone was on the paper (he couldn’t remember exactly because, like with most situations, he hadn’t exactly paid full attention, but he thought so). If he had stopped to think about it, he would have said it was unlikely the staff would put him forward for any kind of honour - he supposed it was something like prefect, and it had been thoroughly unsurprising (and he had been perfectly happy) when the staff had bestowed that dubious honour on Tess instead of him. But he had not stopped or thought about it. Last year, a piece of paper with all the sixth years’ names had appeared. He hadn’t thought about it again, or about whether any more thought and process went into it, until they’d been held back again this morning, and then he’d more or less expected the same thing to happen as last time. It didn’t really matter, in that even he wouldn’t vote himself - he wasn’t sure what the point of being Head Boy was, as it seemed to involve a lot of extra work without much in the way of thanks or benefits. It definitely wasn’t anything like running the school, which would be cool if he could do it…
“Citizens of Sonora,” he declared to the rest of the table, “Vote for me, and I shall overthrow the cruel overlords and abolish homework!” He added in a just-to-Ben level voice (which, as it was Kyte was still easily heard by most people), “I can’t imagine why the staff don’t think I’m responsible.”
Ok, he had herbs in his room that were not part of his Potions kit. And ok, he smoked out of the dormitory windows. And ok, he mentally undressed his classmates instead of listening… But it wasn’t like the staff (as far as he knew and hoped) actually knew about any of those things (although the glazed look and the fact he was a teenager probably clued them in on the last one).
“Do you and Tess actually want the jobs?” he asked, regarding his slip of paper again. “I mean… I don’t really get what Head Boy is, but it just seems like extra work, and I wouldn’t do that to you - unless it’s my homework of course,” he joked. Half joked. He did his homework himself. Sort of. Just with a lot of help. Sometimes extending to ‘Just write this….’ “If you want it, you’ve got my vote, but I’ll happily stick Joe with it instead, if you prefer.
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July 11, 2018 4:50 PM
Vote Ben and Tess! by Ben
Ben had mostly forgotten about last year’s voting until the fifth and sixth years were again instructed to remain in the Hall after breakfast. He looked over the ballot when he received one, finding the two names of most interest to him without difficulty, so he had to read it again when Kyte protested that he and Raine hadn’t made it on. Sure enough, neither Collindale was listed.Before he could say anything though, Kyte made his campaign speech, which made him laugh, and ended it with a question about whether he and Tess wanted Kyte’s votes.
For a moment he was surprised because it was Head Boy and didn’t everyone want to be Head Boy? His Uncle Four and Aunt Reggie had been Head Students together. Mom and Dad hadn’t gotten it, he was pretty sure, but they went to Salem, and Ben wasn’t entirely clear on if Salem even had Head Students.
But he supposed Kyte did make a valid point about the extra work. Still, it was Head Boy, and everyone said it looked good on college applications, not that Ben was entirely sure he intended to go to college. But if he did, it would look good. And if Tess got it, he definitely wanted to be there with her.
“Sure,” he said. “Vote us in. Uncle Four said it was a good experience.”
He did so on his own ballot, too.
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