diff --git a/src/components/intro/intro.jsx b/src/components/intro/intro.jsx
index c8930a52f..101501627 100644
--- a/src/components/intro/intro.jsx
+++ b/src/components/intro/intro.jsx
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 var omit = require('lodash.omit');
 var React = require('react');
-var ReactIntl = require('react-intl');
-var FormattedMessage = ReactIntl.FormattedMessage;
-var FormattedHTMLMessage = ReactIntl.FormattedHTMLMessage;
 
 var Modal = require('../modal/modal.jsx');
 var Registration = require('../registration/registration.jsx');
@@ -18,7 +15,16 @@ var Intro = React.createClass({
     },
     getDefaultProps: function () {
         return {
-            projectCount: 10569070
+            projectCount: 10569070,
+            messages: {
+                'intro.aboutScratch': 'ABOUT SCRATCH',
+                'intro.forEducators': 'FOR EDUCATORS',
+                'intro.forParents': 'FOR PARENTS',
+                'intro.joinScratch': 'JOIN SCRATCH',
+                'intro.seeExamples': 'SEE EXAMPLES',
+                'intro.tagLine': 'Create stories, games, and animations<br /> Share with others around the world',
+                'intro.tryItOut': 'TRY IT OUT'
+            }
         };
     },
     getInitialState: function () {
@@ -52,13 +58,7 @@ var Intro = React.createClass({
         return (
             <div className="intro">
                 <div className="content">
-                    <h1>
-                        <FormattedHTMLMessage
-                            id='intro.tagLine'
-                            defaultMessage={
-                                'Create stories, games, and animations<br /> ' +
-                                'Share with others around the world'
-                            } />
+                    <h1 dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{__html: this.props.messages['intro.tagLine']}}>
                     </h1>
                     <div className="sprites">
                         <a className="sprite sprite-1" href="/projects/editor/?tip_bar=getStarted">
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ var Intro = React.createClass({
                                 src="//cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/images/cat-b.png" />
                             <div className="circle"></div>
                             <div className="text">
-                                <FormattedMessage
-                                    id='intro.tryItOut'
-                                    defaultMessage='TRY IT OUT' />
+                                {this.props.messages['intro.tryItOut']}
                             </div>
                         </a>
                         <a className="sprite sprite-2" href="/starter_projects/">
@@ -84,9 +82,7 @@ var Intro = React.createClass({
                                 src="//cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/images/tera-b.png" />
                             <div className="circle"></div>
                             <div className="text">
-                                <FormattedMessage
-                                    id='intro.seeExamples'
-                                    defaultMessage='SEE EXAMPLES' />
+                                {this.props.messages['intro.seeExamples']}
                             </div>
                         </a>
                         <a className="sprite sprite-3" href="#" onClick={this.handleJoinClick}>
@@ -98,9 +94,7 @@ var Intro = React.createClass({
                                 src="//cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/images/gobo-b.png" />
                             <div className="circle"></div>
                             <div className="text">
-                                <FormattedMessage
-                                    id='intro.joinScratch'
-                                    defaultMessage='JOIN SCRATCH' />
+                                {this.props.messages['intro.joinScratch']}
                             </div>
                             <div className="text subtext">( it&rsquo;s free )</div>
                         </a>
@@ -116,19 +110,13 @@ var Intro = React.createClass({
                     </div>
                     <div className="links">
                         <a href="/about/">
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id='intro.aboutScratch'
-                                defaultMessage='ABOUT SCRATCH' />
+                            {this.props.messages['intro.aboutScratch']}
                         </a>
                         <a href="/educators/">
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id='intro.forEducators'
-                                defaultMessage='FOR EDUCATORS' />
+                            {this.props.messages['intro.forEducators']}
                         </a>
                         <a className="last" href="/parents/">
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id='intro.forParents'
-                                defaultMessage='FOR PARENTS' />
+                            {this.props.messages['intro.forParents']}
                         </a>
                     </div>
                 </div>
diff --git a/src/components/news/news.jsx b/src/components/news/news.jsx
index e5dc54643..63ef7aa71 100644
--- a/src/components/news/news.jsx
+++ b/src/components/news/news.jsx
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
 var React = require('react');
-var ReactIntl = require('react-intl');
-var defineMessages = ReactIntl.defineMessages;
-var injectIntl = ReactIntl.injectIntl;
 
 var Box = require('../box/box.jsx');
 
 require('./news.scss');
 
-var defaultMessages = defineMessages({
-    scratchNews: {
-        id: 'news.scratchNews',
-        defaultMessage: 'Scratch News'
-    },
-    viewAll: {
-        id: 'general.viewAll',
-        defaultMessage: 'View All'
-    }
-});
-
 var News = React.createClass({
     type: 'News',
     propTypes: {
@@ -25,16 +11,19 @@ var News = React.createClass({
     },
     getDefaultProps: function () {
         return {
-            items: require('./news.json')
+            items: require('./news.json'),
+            messages: {
+                'general.viewAll': 'View All',
+                'news.scratchNews': 'Scratch News'
+            }
         };
     },
     render: function () {
-        var formatMessage = this.props.intl.formatMessage;
         return (
             <Box
                 className="news"
-                title={formatMessage(defaultMessages.scratchNews)}
-                moreTitle={formatMessage(defaultMessages.viewAll)}
+                title={this.props.messages['news.scratchNews']}
+                moreTitle={this.props.messages['general.viewAll']}
                 moreHref="/discuss/5/">
 
                 <ul>
@@ -55,4 +44,4 @@ var News = React.createClass({
     }
 });
 
-module.exports = injectIntl(News);
+module.exports = News;
diff --git a/src/components/welcome/welcome.jsx b/src/components/welcome/welcome.jsx
index 15fa61ce4..109a9ae7c 100644
--- a/src/components/welcome/welcome.jsx
+++ b/src/components/welcome/welcome.jsx
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 var React = require('react');
-var ReactIntl = require('react-intl');
-
-var injectIntl = ReactIntl.injectIntl;
-var FormattedMessage = ReactIntl.FormattedMessage;
 
 var Box = require('../box/box.jsx');
 
@@ -13,10 +9,19 @@ var Welcome = React.createClass({
     propTypes: {
         onDismiss: React.PropTypes.func
     },
+    getDefaultProps: function () {
+        return {
+            messages: {
+                'welcome.welcomeToScratch': 'Welcome to Scratch!',
+                'welcome.learn': 'Learn how to make a project in Scratch',
+                'welcome.tryOut': 'Try out starter projects',
+                'welcome.connect': 'Connect with other Scratchers'
+            }
+        };
+    },
     render: function () {
-        var formatMessage = this.props.intl.formatMessage;
         return (
-            <Box title={formatMessage({id: 'welcome.welcomeToScratch', defaultMessage: 'Welcome to Scratch!'})}
+            <Box title={this.props.messages['welcome.welcomeToScratch']}
                  className="welcome"
                  moreTitle="x"
                  moreHref="#"
@@ -29,9 +34,7 @@ var Welcome = React.createClass({
                 <div className="welcome-col blue">
                     <h4>
                         <a href="/projects/editor/?tip_bar=getStarted">
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id="welcome.learn"
-                                defaultMessage="Learn how to make a project in Scratch" />
+                            {this.props.messages['welcome.learn']}
                         </a>
                     </h4>
                     <a href="/projects/editor/?tip_bar=getStarted">
@@ -41,9 +44,7 @@ var Welcome = React.createClass({
                 <div className="welcome-col green">
                     <h4>
                         <a href="/starter_projects/">
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id="welcome.tryOut"
-                                defaultMessage="Try out starter projects" />
+                            {this.props.messages['welcome.tryOut']}
                         </a>
                     </h4>
                     <a href="/starter_projects/">
@@ -53,9 +54,7 @@ var Welcome = React.createClass({
                 <div className="welcome-col pink">
                     <h4>
                         <a href="/studios/146521/">
-                            <FormattedMessage
-                                id="welcome.connect"
-                                defaultMessage="Connect with other Scratchers" />
+                            {this.props.messages['welcome.connect']}
                         </a>
                     </h4>
                     <a href="/studios/146521/">
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@ var Welcome = React.createClass({
     }
 });
 
-module.exports = injectIntl(Welcome);
+module.exports = Welcome;
diff --git a/src/l10n.json b/src/l10n.json
index 35e7104ae..0a3bf407e 100644
--- a/src/l10n.json
+++ b/src/l10n.json
@@ -53,26 +53,12 @@
     "footer.help": "Help Page",
     "footer.scratchFamily": "Scratch Family",
 
-    "intro.aboutScratch": "ABOUT SCRATCH",
-    "intro.forEducators": "FOR EDUCATORS",
-    "intro.forParents": "FOR PARENTS",
-    "intro.joinScratch": "JOIN SCRATCH",
-    "intro.seeExamples": "SEE EXAMPLES",
-    "intro.tagLine": "Create stories, games, and animations<br /> Share with others around the world",
-    "intro.tryItOut": "TRY IT OUT",
     "login.forgotPassword": "Forgot Password?",
     
     "navigation.signOut": "Sign out",
     
-    "news.scratchNews": "Scratch News",
-    
     "parents.FaqAgeRangeA": "While Scratch is primarily designed for 8 to 16 year olds, it is also used by people of all ages, including younger children with their parents.",
     "parents.FaqAgeRangeQ": "What is the age range for Scratch?",
     "parents.FaqResourcesQ": "What resources are available for learning Scratch?",
-    "parents.introDescription": "Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Scratch is designed and maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.",
-    
-    "welcome.welcomeToScratch": "Welcome to Scratch!",
-    "welcome.learn": "Learn how to make a project in Scratch",
-    "welcome.tryOut": "Try out starter projects",
-    "welcome.connect": "Connect with other Scratchers"
+    "parents.introDescription": "Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Scratch is designed and maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab."
 }
diff --git a/src/views/splash/l10n.json b/src/views/splash/l10n.json
index 4e46b3a67..b8e4cea7e 100644
--- a/src/views/splash/l10n.json
+++ b/src/views/splash/l10n.json
@@ -9,5 +9,20 @@
     "splash.projectsLovedByScratchersFollowing": "Projects Loved by Scratchers I'm Following",
     "splash.projectsInStudiosFollowing": "Projects in Studios I'm Following",
     "splash.communityRemixing": "What the Community is Remixing",
-    "splash.communityLoving": "What the Community is Loving"
+    "splash.communityLoving": "What the Community is Loving",
+
+    "intro.aboutScratch": "ABOUT SCRATCH",
+    "intro.forEducators": "FOR EDUCATORS",
+    "intro.forParents": "FOR PARENTS",
+    "intro.joinScratch": "JOIN SCRATCH",
+    "intro.seeExamples": "SEE EXAMPLES",
+    "intro.tagLine": "Create stories, games, and animations<br /> Share with others around the world",
+    "intro.tryItOut": "TRY IT OUT",
+
+    "news.scratchNews": "Scratch News",
+
+    "welcome.welcomeToScratch": "Welcome to Scratch!",
+    "welcome.learn": "Learn how to make a project in Scratch",
+    "welcome.tryOut": "Try out starter projects",
+    "welcome.connect": "Connect with other Scratchers"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/views/splash/splash.jsx b/src/views/splash/splash.jsx
index dd65306f9..090ac2767 100644
--- a/src/views/splash/splash.jsx
+++ b/src/views/splash/splash.jsx
@@ -179,6 +179,36 @@ var Splash = injectIntl(React.createClass({
             this.state.session.user && this.state.session.flags.has_outstanding_email_confirmation &&
             this.state.session.flags.confirm_email_banner);
     },
+    getHomepageComponentMessages: function () {
+        var formatMessage = this.props.intl.formatMessage;
+        var messages = {};
+
+        if (this.state.session.user) {
+            messages['news'] = {
+                'general.viewAll': formatMessage({id: 'general.viewAll'}),
+                'news.scratchNews': formatMessage({id: 'news.scratchNews'})
+            };
+            if (this.shouldShowWelcome()) {
+                messages['welcome'] = {
+                    'welcome.welcomeToScratch': formatMessage({id: 'welcome.welcomeToScratch'}),
+                    'welcome.learn': formatMessage({id: 'welcome.learn'}),
+                    'welcome.tryOut': formatMessage({id: 'welcome.tryOut'}),
+                    'welcome.connect': formatMessage({id: 'welcome.connect'})
+                };
+            }
+        } else {
+            messages['intro'] = {
+                'intro.aboutScratch': formatMessage({id: 'intro.aboutScratch'}),
+                'intro.forEducators': formatMessage({id: 'intro.forEducators'}),
+                'intro.forParents': formatMessage({id: 'intro.forParents'}),
+                'intro.joinScratch': formatMessage({id: 'intro.joinScratch'}),
+                'intro.seeExamples': formatMessage({id: 'intro.seeExamples'}),
+                'intro.tagLine': formatMessage({id: 'intro.tagLine'}),
+                'intro.tryItOut': formatMessage({id: 'intro.tryItOut'})
+            };
+        }
+        return messages;
+    },
     renderHomepageRows: function () {
         var formatMessage = this.props.intl.formatMessage;
 
@@ -322,6 +352,9 @@ var Splash = injectIntl(React.createClass({
         var featured = this.renderHomepageRows();
         var emailConfirmationStyle = {width: 500, height: 330, padding: 1};
         var homepageCacheState = this.getHomepageRefreshStatus();
+
+        var messages = this.getHomepageComponentMessages();
+
         return (
             <div className="splash">
                 {this.shouldShowEmailConfirmation() ? [
@@ -345,14 +378,16 @@ var Splash = injectIntl(React.createClass({
                     {this.state.session.user ? [
                         <div key="header" className="splash-header">
                             {this.shouldShowWelcome() ? [
-                                <Welcome key="welcome" onDismiss={this.handleDismiss.bind(this, 'welcome')}/>
+                                <Welcome key="welcome"
+                                         onDismiss={this.handleDismiss.bind(this, 'welcome')}
+                                         messages={messages['welcome']} />
                             ] : [
                                 <Activity key="activity" items={this.state.activity} />
                             ]}
-                            <News items={this.state.news} />
+                            <News items={this.state.news} messages={messages['news']} />
                         </div>
                     ] : [
-                        <Intro projectCount={this.state.projectCount} key="intro"/>
+                        <Intro projectCount={this.state.projectCount} messages={messages['intro']} key="intro"/>
                     ]}
 
                     {featured}