Tournament: ♦ ATRL Charm School: Semester 2 ♦ // THE WINNER IS... - Page 86

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Charm School simply couldn't run without the hard work, dedication, and inspiration provided by our Faculty. I'd like to introduce, and thank each one.

Ammer, my fellow Headmaster and co-creator of this game. You're the best and everyone should strive to be more like you. You work hard, you're so smart, and your posts are consistently well written and of the upmost quality. I'm so glad we do this game together, and thank you for everything you have to teach.

pika, the original Charm School winner! You are such a great role model for all of our semester 2 students, and it's been a pleasure watching you continue to grow and improve, even after your win. You're a bonafide, well-known (and well respected!) member of the site - and to know that Charm School possibly even played a small role in that makes me really really proud. Thanks for being a part of semester 2.

Katie - having you on Faculty is just perfect. In so many ways, you are exactly what Charm School is all about. As a more mature member of this site, you find a way to be sane, logical, and wise, but never boring! You're a ton of fun, and provided some valuable insight to our students. I know you are very busy in real life, and hope you know how much I appreciate you taking time to be part of the Charm School Faculty.

and of course, I need to mention our amazing guest Professors. You all were selected by me because you are ATRL users I admire and respect. I care so much about this game, and wouldn't want anybody attached to it who didn't represent the values that it's all about.

Edge, Kitt, Matty, and Anna - thanks for all you did, not only in judging challenges, but also just being awesome role models for our students.

Speaking of students...let's meet the top 3 and reveal who finished in third place!

Melvin

Omg

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It's true what they say about Charm School - the true prize is your own transformation, and in that regard you are ALL already winners. You've become better versions of yourselves, and whether you place third, second, or first, nobody can take that away from you.

That being said, it is still a competition, and only one student can place first.

The full time Faculty and all guest Professors were asked to choose a winner based off the final Graduation speeches as well as your performance in previous assignments.

The first student I call to the stage right now is the THIRD PLACE finisher. Ladies and gentlemen, please put your hands together for..............

Su-Barbie-A!!!

Barbie, congrats on making the final 3. You emerged right off the bat in this semester as a strong contender, and your high rankings in many assignments show that you've got everything it takes. I think your final speech showed a great deal of humility and self-awareness, and for that I applaud you. You're witty, humorous, and memorable. Sure, you're a little rough around the edges, but I also like that you don't sacrifice who you are. I am so very proud of you, and hope you are too. You've learned so much in our time together, and it's been a joy watching you grow from someone I already considered to be awesome, to someone even more awesome!

Jad, Nicki...one of you is second, and one of you is first. Are you ready to find out?

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Currently browsing: 2 members (‎boyonce*, ‎Nicki Minaj), 1 guest.

Me and Nicki alone in the Graduation hall.

Melvin

Congrats Barbie

Best of luck Jad

Melvin

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Originally posted by boyonce

Currently browsing: 2 members (‎boyonce*, ‎Nicki Minaj), 1 guest.

Me and Nicki alone in the Graduation hall.

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This whole ceremony is me alone on stage with a mic, and you alone in the seats hollering back at me.

Hit finale!!!

Melvin

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Originally posted by boyonce

This whole ceremony is me alone on stage with a mic, and you alone in the seats hollering back at me.

Hit finale!!!

Everyone else is here in spirit.

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At this point in the ceremony, it's time to announce the winner - who will graduate top of the class from ATRL Charm School: Semester 2???

Jad, Nicki - please both come up on stage! You both deserve a huge round of applause. Both of your respective journeys in this game have been nothing short of phenomenal. You both went from unsure, meek and sometimes messy posters to confident, thoughtful, and inspiring members of our community. I want you both to know, real talk, that you both make me very very proud. Either one of you would be a fitting winner, as you both represent the Charm School values so well. I thank you both for taking this so seriously, I think in both cases it's paid off.

This decision was SO tough. In fact, only...ONE POINT separated you two in the final standings. But who finished in first? The winner of semester 2 of ATRL Charm School is....

JAD!!!

Jad - you did it! Looking back on your early entries, it's undeniable how far you've come. You put so much more thought and effort into your posts, and it's directly resulted in your ATRL reputation getting better. I love how you still maintain your "Show the Love" thread, and I admire your positive and caring outlook for those around you. I am beyond thrilled to announce your win. We would love to have you back next semester as a Faculty member...and oh yeah, that special prize we haven't announced yet? Should you want it, you have a GUARANTEED spot on the next Cycle of ATRL's Next Top Member!!! (Thanks Matty!). Congrats on your win, but more importantly, congrats on the hard work you put into it!

Nicki! I would have been just as thrilled to name you the winner, but second place is where you finish. You consistently impressed all Faculty members with your insight, maturity, and ability to create meaningful posts. You have changed SO MUCH on this journey, and while you didn't get "first place", I know that you understand that you've gotten so much more than that. I am such a fan of yours, and know that you will continue to build your reputation as someone who makes this forum a better place to be. Congrats to you!

And that's it for us! In the next post I will post the vote breakdown as well as the judge comments for those who want to see them. Thanks to everyone who had a hand in this game! It's been a blast, and it's my honour to know in a teeny way I'm helping to make this place better. Never forget the power of positive thinking!

Until next time...

Keep it classy!

- Headmaster boyonce

pika

Congrats Barbie.

pika

OOP!

CONGRATS JAD

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pika, your timing

pika

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Originally posted by boyonce

pika, your timing

Literally the worst.

Lemme type up some comments real quick to congratulate everyone.

Matty

Congrats to all three. You all have shown growth and have done extremely well throughout all the challenges! Your speeches were excellent and made the decision hard.

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and oh yeah, that special prize we haven't announced yet? Should you want it, you have a GUARANTEED spot on the next Cycle of ATRL's Next Top Member!!! (Thanks Matty!).

**** I need to get this planned

Melvin

Omg.
The tears running down my face.
I didn't want this to end.

I had SO much fun. And CONGRATS to Jad for winning. I truly feel like the right person won.

To the judges, thank you for always taking the time to read through our entries and provide us with meaningful feedback that we could not only apply to ATRL, but our real lives.

I would also just like to once again thank EVERYONE that made this season a success. I had a blast and I hope everyone else did too.

ethan

Congrats, Jad!

also congrats to Su-Barbie-A and Nicki (I got runner-up too last semester too!

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The final points after all Faculty voted:

Barbie (1 point) - received one guest professor vote
Nicki (5 points) - received two Faculty votes, one guest professor vote
Jad (6 points) - received two Faculty votes, two guest professor votes

Comments from pika

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Originally posted by pika

Jad: Okay first off, your presentation is just gorgeous, jaw dropping even. Like I'm really shocked. I've always praised your visuals from the beginning, but you really went the extra mile here. Anyway, I never saw you as a standout contender in this game at the beginning and truth be told, I felt like you didn't really want to win. But challenge by challenge, I could see you slowly making your way up the ladder. And now, you not only ascended into the top tier, but also the front-runner of Charm School (like Barbie). However, when looking at your speech, it does not reflect that. When looked past the pretty pictures & graphics, I didn't see much substance. Your speech felt really formulaic in a way. You were telling us you deserved to win many times, but you weren't telling us WHY you deserved to win. What were your obstacles? What 'place' did you earn? Where was the 'change'? Even if I could see it, you need to see it yourself and tell us why you see it, ya know? It's one thing to say something, but you need to back it up with facts. That does not mean this is a bad entry or that you've lost chances of winning Charm School because you were (and still are) a strong competitor. But, I still haven't seen a complete change in you that I would've liked to have seen.

Nicki Minaj: Your entries always caught my attention from the beginning. Not in the "WOW SLAYED OMG!" type of attention, but with how raw they came off. Every time I read your entries I want to get to know you more as a person. I feel like you always try to be real with everyone and stray away from the fake attitudes I've come to see around this forum. And that's why I liked your speech. From the tone you set, to your introduction paragraph, to your heart wrenching sign off, it was truly captivating. However, like Jad, you did not really go into much detail of how you applied our critiques, just that they "really really helped you" and you'll remember them moving forward. The point of the graduation speech is to tell us what you learned and I didn't really get that from you. Also, putting down your competitors is never a wise thing to do. Charm School is all about improving yourself and showing your change, not pointing out the changes (or lack thereof) in others. You should rely on what you learned to convince why you deserve to win, not bring others down. Again, like I said to Jad, this does not take away from your entry being great or you being a fantastic competitor in this competition.

Su-Barbie-A: The person I was silently rooting for since the beginning. You were my favorite to take this whole thing and to see you make it into the top 3 makes me really proud. Your speech was really inspiring in a way. I thought I was gonna see the sassy (yet classy) Barbie I've seen around the forum, but instead I got a more sensitive one. It was really nice to see this change of tone and almost a bit shocking too. What you did that the other 2 didn't was really go into detail of what your changes were and what you learned. You told us how our critiques helped you and how you plan to use them moving forward and that is something truly admirable. But something that really hurts to read is to see you so not confident. You had me sold all the way up until your final paragraph where it was like you were handing in the win. You deserve to take this competition just as much as anyone else, but it's like you don't want it in a way. And that's something that can't go ignored. Your entry was absolutely fantastic, but seeing you so unsure of yourself makes me unsure to crown you the winner of this competition either.

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On a final note, I'd like to congratulation all 3 of you for making it this far & representing what Charm School is all about. Each entry was great to read and despite some minor negative feedback, I loved each entry tremendously. Thank you again for taking this game seriously, for being patient with the judges (mostly me) and for overall, being great students. Congrats and good luck.

Comments from Matty

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Jad - Congratulations on making it this far! I took a look at your journey throughout the competition based on placement, and you truly deserve the title of most improved. From the first three challenges of being at the bottom of the pack, to the next three challenges being at the top of the pack; you have grown. I have seen it as well looking at the very first challenge and your last challenge, the Math. There has been a change in character there and I feel it when I read your graduation speech. I loved what you said about being a classy member may not bring you the 15 minutes of fame of popularity, but it will earn you a place as a great respected member. That has always been something I follow by since I started. I don't care about being popular, shading is just stupid as is stanning, just being levelheaded and being able to bring a smart conversation with someone is what makes a member.

Nicki - Congratulations on making it this far! I took a look at your journey throughout the competition based on placement, and you have been fairly consistent; slowly improving as the challenges went on. Looking back at all your challenges, I see the consistency. However, with your speech, I saw more growth than what the challenges shown. You took this game seriously it looked like, and you really wanted to change which is what someone a part of Charm School needs to have. You took all the challenges to heart and really tried to apply it with every challenge. One thing I loved about your speech was when you said "Being Classy SHOULD be a huge part of ATRL because we are all here for a reason, to discuss music and things pertaining to it. So being rude and disrespectful is not going to help get any point across." That's fantastic and I agree wholeheartedly.

Barbie - Congraulations on making it this far! I took a look at your journey throughout the competition based on placement, and you did well during the beginning then kind of quickly feel towards to the end. I kind of see it though. With your first challenge, it was a great apology. With your last challenge, the math, it seemed kind of there and like "whoop there it is" let me submit. One thing I liked about your speech are the three things you learned throughout Charm School. You pretty much hit the nail on the head on what Charm School was about. Now, about your little swan song on why you should end. I appreciate your honesty on saying that you don't think you would best represent what Charm School is about because you still have more to learn. You have realized that there is still much more work that you need to do, to be able to really use what Charm School has taught you. For that, I applaud you and that shows quite a bit of Charm School mannerisms to even be brave enough to say that.

Comments from Ammer

Comments from boyonce

pika

Oh I guess I don't have to write comments since they're already posted.

well anyways, I'd like to again say thank you to boyonce for hosting this game and for putting so much creativity into every challenge. Thanks to the other judges for also participating and thanks to all the students who took this game seriously. I had fun judging and hope my critiques made an impact on you.

Again, a big congrats to Jad for winning and congrats to Nicki and Barbie for making it this far. You all did great and made this final that hard to judge.

but remember to keep it cute and classy from here on out because i will be watching. just kidding

Su-Barbie-A

I was reading the whole thing on my mobile but I forgot my password.

Once again, thanks to everyone for this experience and congrats to Jad, I knew that you were going to win!

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(1 point) - received one guest professor vote

I see you, guest professor. Sharon Needles allowed me to give you her curse.

Su-Barbie-A

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You had me sold all the way up until your final paragraph where it was like you were handing in the win. You deserve to take this competition just as much as anyone else, but it's like you don't want it in a way. And that's something that can't go ignored. Your entry was absolutely fantastic, but seeing you so unsure of yourself makes me unsure to crown you the winner of this competition either.

I wasn't unsure, actually I was 100% confident about writting that last paragraph because (just like Matty said) I realized that my entries during the last two weeks weren't strong enough to be compared with Jad's or Nicki's entry. Not going to lie, I wanted to win just like everyone else but if that would have happened it would be unfair for people like Jad and Nicki who did their best in the last classes so instead of writting why I was supposed to win, I wrote about why I didn't deserve to win and why Jad was the best choice.

I don't regret my decision and at the end it was fun to be part of this semester.
but if you want to start #Justice4Barbie I wouldn't mind.