The top 5 from the leaderboard last week were:

1. @Chelsy Koshy 
2. @janina.zielecki 
3. @lrnlab 
4. @dklinger
5. @sjennings78 

We had 3 members make it into the top 5 last week for the first time (since we started these leaderboard updates back in August). Congrats to @Chelsy Koshy for grabbing #1 at the beginning of the week and holding it until the end!! @janina.zielecki and @sjennings78 also claimed their first top 5 finish. And, clearly, there is still a (friendly) competition between @lrnlab and @dklinger going on (this one is fun to watch ). Way to go everyone! 

 Welcome to our newest members

We had another jump in registrations last week, welcoming 53 new members! Shoutout to @bjohnson174 for taking a minute to introduce herself. Have a read or post your own and, you never know, your intro post may be all you need to help you rank up. 

 Leveling Up

Speaking of ranking up, check out the 24 members who leveled up last week. Yup, we see you  

@bjohnson174  - Newcomer   Novice I 

@Alex.Robertshaw  - Newcomer   Novice I 

@proxburgh  - Newcomer   Novice I 

@joshsanderson  - Newcomer   Novice I 

@Merejay  - Newcomer   Novice I 

@haziehalim  - Newcomer   Novice II 

@telias  - Novice II   Novice III 

@zhou80bin   -  Novice I   Novice II 

@tommyVan   -  Novice I   Novice II 

@JenWadsworth   - Novice I   Novice II 

@oferkenig   - Novice I   Novice II 

@mibister  -  Novice I   Novice II 

@The21Dealer   -  Novice II   Novice III 

@abaumgard  -  Novice II   Novice III 

@dominyza  -  Novice II   Novice III 

@malicm  -  Novice II   Novice III 

@david.stock  -  Novice II   Novice III 

@rogergreenlee  -  Novice II   Novice III 

@Chelsy Koshy  -  Novice II   Contributor II 

@cathyp  -  Contributor I   Contributor III

@nicole.roman - Contributor II   Contributor III 

@Lucy.blake  -  Contributor II   Influencer I 

@gstager   -  Influencer II   Helper I

@lrnlab  -  Hero I   Hero II 

Congratulations to each one of you for moving up in your rank! It’s an accomplishment you should be proud of 

 Shoutouts:

• @bjohnson174 flew right past Newcomer into Novice in her first week (thanks to her intro!) 
• @Chelsy Koshy @malicm and @The21Dealer all loved the feeling of ranking up that they did it for the 2nd week in a row 
• @telias accomplished their 3rd week in a row and @cathyp hit her 4th consecutive week. Wow! 
• Guess what? @gstager did it again. He faced the challenge head on and has now ranked up in all 5 weeks of being part of this community. Incredible. right?! Do I dare challenge @gstager again for the 6th week!? You’ll find out in next week’s leaderboard results (Dec 20-24). 
• Meanwhile, @lrnlab is quietly making his way to the very top and is now only one rank away from the highest rank we have, Hero III. Let’s cheer him on! 

Leading the charge this week so far is @gstager and not far behind is @Lucy.blake @Loupetron @alekwo and @Jihane. Who will hold their top spot this week!?