The top 5 from the leaderboard last week were:

1. @Bfarkas  
2. @lrnlab       
3. @gstager  
4. @dklinger        
5. @Swatson            

Well, @Bfarkas landed in the top spot for yet another week but not far behind was @lrnlab @gstager and @dklinger. We also welcomed back @Swatson to the leaderboard!  I also thought it would be fun to take a look at who has claimed the #1 spot the most number of times (since we started these leaderboard posts in Aug 2021). As I’m sure you guessed, @lrnlab is leading the way with 15 weeks in the #1 spot, 7 of which were consecutive weeks. In close second is @Bfarkas who has 8 weeks in the #1 spot BUT all of them have been consecutive. Way to go!! 

 Welcome to our newest members

We dipped just under our weekly goal of 50 new members as we said hello to 47 new members last week! Big thanks to @jeevitha.naidu @Jason Kocur and @billso for taking time to introduce themselves (Jason and Bill in their very first week!). Posting your intro is a great way to complete your very first community post in addition to letting us know a little more about you! Just curious, has anyone else completed an ultra-marathon like @billso !? 

 Leveling Up

Last week we saw 15 members take their rank to the next level(s). Challenge extended...will YOU take yours up this week? 

NEW Rank (6)	Novice	Helper
Newcomer	@Johfra @ajohnson5 @tomch @MylaPope @Vivek
Influencer		@Stephen.Barton

Within Rank (9)	I II	II III
Novice	@brandonq @cheryl.theis @GRuss @ebarrett @Brody40 @hchewni	@arnab.duttagupta
Contributor	@TaviaRitter @Jtischler

Awesome job everyone! Also, shoutouts  to @hchewni @arnab.duttagupta and @Jtischler for their level up for a second consecutive week. 

It’s early but leading the way this week is @Stephen.Barton @Neil Patterson @angela. difilippo @bbreuer and @Annarose.Peterson. Let the friendly competition begin! 

For all our new members (or anyone in need of a refresher), check out this post that explains points and badges in the community!