[hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/JvudCoZ.png?1[/img][/center] [color=lightgray][sup]I T ' S F A L L A G A I N T H E S E A S O N O F M A T U R I T Y A N D P R O S P E R I T Y [/sup] [center][sub]Weiss Gillian Wellington[/sub][/center][center]☆═━┈┈━═☆[/center][/color] [color=gray]Wellington Academy is proudly presenting their returning and incoming students for the new year; whether you're a student who stayed at the dorms for the entirety of your summer vacation, or a student excited to experience the wondrous academy, Wellington is hosting a move-in week where all students have the chance to move into their cottages. The students will get acquainted with those in the same living space, bonding over each other's interests. After said move-in week, the staff and our students services leader, Idette, will welcome all students to an orientation day. Before the start of the academic year, a variety of events will be present at this orientation to greet the students during this period. The students will follow through a quick tour around the building(a returning student can attend the tour if they'd like), basking in the comfortable environment Wellington Academy lays out. After the tour, students are allowed to walk around on their own or together with their cottage-mates and check out the clubs that have their own open-house in the classrooms. Afterwards, students will have 3 days to get their schedules before they are ready to experience the richness behind Wellington's learning curriculum. Interests are a big part of Wellington's tradition! Therefore, classes are implemented to fit the needs of every student and are chosen to align with their interests (for example: If your interest is solving crimes then your classes will most likely be anatomy, psychology, statistics, etc). This allows the student to continue exploring and growing in their area of expertise. Wellington is ran exactly like a college so that students can mature ahead of their days and be prepared for the future. There will be plenty of social events! So always be wary of your calendar dates and try not to miss out on them! With that being said, welcome to Wellington Academy! The Administration Board thanks you for joining us on this adventure we call learning; we hope you enjoy your stay![/color] [hr][hr] [right][color=lightgray][sup] 2 4 T H O F A U G U S T 7 : 0 0 A M [/sup][/color][/right] [color=lightgray][center][sub]a r r i v a l[/sub][/center][center]☆═━┈┈━═☆[/center][/color] [color=gray]On a Monday morning—7AM to be exact—there may have been better things to be doing (like sleeping in) instead of lugging around belongings up a steep hill to wait to be picked up at one of the many rest stops along the way. The sun, aggressively bright with no clouds as company, made the walk even more exhausting. For you see, Wellington Academy was built on top of a mountainous, in the middle of nowhere, area that was not designed for a lot of traffic. With only a single road in and no place to park, the solution was to provide the students with the Wellington Coach. The road cuts through the mountains and the slow increase in altitude tends to pop ears. But the ride in, whether it's being experienced for the first time or not, does spark a range of emotions as the coach finally turns off the highway and onto a rockier, more secretive road where signs and stores become fewer with land outstretched in the horizon. The coach drives up, up, up and into the woods. Once a turn is made, there is a small opening in the trees which leads to a tunnel beckoning you further in; overgrowth of leaves decorate its entrance with a small black sign with golden letters expertly spell out: [i]Wellington Academy Entrance.[/i] The tunnel opens up to a dirt path that showcases a clear cut through the forest. The coach fights through the path against branches scratching at the sides of the vehicles and rocks underneath threatening to pierce through the wheels—the struggle lasts but a few minutes until the ground starts to level and the trees give way to more space, with green lawns observed in the distance. The coach sputters to a stop right by a large gate met at each side with stone statues on a pedestal. While you may not recognize them immediately, you will soon learn that the statues represents the Goddesses Athena and Minerva; goddesses that represent wisdom and knowledge. In that moment, you are hit with the realization that you have arrived. It was Wellington Academy. A little after 7AM, that Monday morning, things have changed for you.[/color]