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Hey there! Welcome | Hey there! Welcome tø NSA! I hope you’re ready for the iNSAnity you’re about to read (don’t worry…I think you can handle it ;) ) | ||
The following tips are from NSAer’s of old (however, the information has been slightly updated since we’ve transferred to Microsoft Teams/Outlook). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Welcome Committee or the Student Council! | The following tips are from NSAer’s of old (however, the information has been slightly updated since we’ve transferred to Microsoft Teams/Outlook). If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the Welcome Committee or the Student Council! | ||
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=== The best way to make a friend on NSA is to start a thread in the Student Channels or to add them to a Teams chat. === | === The best way to make a friend on NSA is to start a thread in the Student Channels or to add them to a Teams chat. === | ||
The Student Teams/Channels are places for the students to get together and enjoy themselves. | The Student Teams/Channels are places for the students to get together and enjoy themselves. Depending on your grade, you will either be automatically added to the Elementary School, Middle School, or High School "building." (I think the technical name is ''team''?) Each of these buildings contains channels that you can post in, such as the Courtyard for general discussion, the Flagpole for pictures of meetups, and more. High Schoolers also have the option to join clubs, such as the Music Club, STEM Club, and others! | ||
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=== Note on Spam: === | === Note on Spam: === | ||
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iNSAne - an extremely clever pun playing off of the words insane and NSA. | iNSAne - an extremely clever pun playing off of the words insane and NSA. | ||
[[Boomer]] - An NSA term for a 12th grader. The code is 74275. | |||
Newbie - The word for a student who is new on NSA, and typically doesn't quite know their way around Teams/Outlook yet. | Newbie - The word for a student who is new on NSA, and typically doesn't quite know their way around Teams/Outlook yet. | ||
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Status - A customizable paragraph of text attached to your teams profile. You can put whatever you want in there - your favorite Bible verse, a little bit about you, etc. | Status - A customizable paragraph of text attached to your teams profile. You can put whatever you want in there - your favorite Bible verse, a little bit about you, etc. | ||
'''''For more definitions of terms and NSA-related words, check out the [[:Category:Dictionary|Dictionary]] category.''''' | |||
=== Note === | === Note === | ||
'''This is NOT a complete guide for a few reasons. Firstly, because we didn't make it like that. xD It's meant to be a general guide. Secondly, because the language is almost ''constantly'' changing, new acronyms are becoming common, new terms, new faces, etc. As such, if you think anything should be added to this guide, please | '''This is NOT a complete guide for a few reasons. Firstly, because we didn't make it like that. xD It's meant to be a general guide. Secondly, because the language is almost ''constantly'' changing, new acronyms are becoming common, new terms, new faces, etc. As such, if you think anything should be added to this guide, please go ahead and add it, we wanna keep up with the times, after all. :P''' | ||
== Updates == | == Updates == | ||
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'''! Added to the wiki website, moved "Acronyms, Faces, and Asterisks Explained *^_^*" to its own page, and formatted the page''' | '''! Added to the wiki website, moved "Acronyms, Faces, and Asterisks Explained *^_^*" to its own page, and formatted the page''' | ||
[[Category:Library]] | [[Category:Library]] | ||
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