diff --git a/login.html b/login.html
index 05ee7d019600b7b7593c821a16df9aa82b8f2e27..3031504194980eb7982f43d10c5201b5f8272782 100644
--- a/login.html
+++ b/login.html
@@ -2,20 +2,23 @@
 https://github.com/pangeo-data/pangeo-custom-jupyterhub-templates/blob/master/templates/page.html -->
 {% extends "templates/login.html" %}
 
+{% set announcement = 'test announcement message' %}
+
 {% block main %}
 <div class="container text-center csusb">
     <h1>{{ csusb_hub_title or 'CSUSB JupyterHub' }}</h1>
     <h2>{{ csusb_hub_subtitle }}</h2>
-    <h2>
+    <h3>
       <p>
       {% if csusb_welcome %}
       {{ (csusb_welcome | safe) }}
       {% else %}
-      Welcome to this Cal State San Bernardino JupyterHub. </p>
-      <p>For more information about HPC,
-      visit <a href="https://www.csusb.edu/academic-technologies-innovation/xreal-lab-and-high-performance-computing/high-performance" target="_blank">CSUSB High Performance Computing Initiative</a>.
+      Welcome to Cal State San Bernardino JupyterHub </p>
+      <p>For more information about HPC at CSUSB <br> 
+      visit <a href="https://www.csusb.edu/academic-technologies-innovation/xreal-lab-and-high-performance-computing/high-performance" target="_blank">CSUSB High Performance Computing Initiative</a>
       {% endif %} </p>
-    </h2>
+    </h3>
 </div>
 {{ super() }}
 {% endblock %}
+
diff --git a/spawn_pending.html b/spawn_pending.html
index f1cccd086ab2fce471c4ebc7b33e4e434bd3b634..7179f6525d9b9c14465ed6700e599393baf1696b 100644
--- a/spawn_pending.html
+++ b/spawn_pending.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 {% block message %}
 {{ super() }}
 <p>This step may take several minutes.</p>
-<p>Most of the time, the issue is related to the server (upgrading or temporary maintanance).</p>
-<p>If you encouter the same error several times, please contact one of the <a href="https://www.csusb.edu/academic-technologies-innovation/xreal-lab-and-high-performance-computing/high-performance#team" target="_blank">CSUSB HPCI team members</a>.</p>
+<p>Most of the time, the issue or delay is related to the server (upgrading or temporary maintanance).</p>
+<p>For errors lasting for an extended period of time, please contact one of the <a href="https://www.csusb.edu/academic-technologies-innovation/xreal-lab-and-high-performance-computing/high-performance#team" target="_blank">CSUSB HPCI team members</a>.</p>
 <br>
 <br>
 {% endblock %}