And the Artistic Winner is........

Mrs. Epworth and Tristan McMullen

Last month, the WHS Library held a contest for middle school students to draw an original comic strip.  WHS art teacher, Ellen Epworth, incorporated the contest into a curricular assignment and the entries were judged on (a) originality, (b) creativity, and (c) humor.  It was a difficult decision to judge several quality pieces from her class, but the winner was:

Tristan McMullen, Grade 7 !!!!

Tristan's prize was the book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth by Jeff Kinney.  Both Ms. Powers and Mrs. Epworth hope Tristan enjoys the book as well as continues his artistic endeavors!  Congratulations, Tristan!

Tristan's prize-winning comic

Season's Greetings!

Holiday wishes from the WHS Library!

    

This November, the WHS Library gives thanks to.....

Steve Giroux of Third Generation Design for creating this excellent
graphic of the American Association of School Librarians' four
key strands of the
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner.


It sure is eye-catching!

"Happy Halloween" from Edward and friends in the WHS Library!

Thirsty for a good book????

Paraprofessionals use the WHS Library

Our para-educators frequently bring students to the library in order to provide academic support.  Windsor High School appreciates all their efforts!

Mrs. Zimnick (left) and Mr. Vacca (right) help student groups as they work at the tables;

and help students use the library's computers.

Mrs. Wood reads aloud with a student.

 Mr. Rogers assists with student writing assignments.

Banned Books Week & Open House in the WHS Library

Banned Books Week is September 25th - October 2nd and celebrates the freedom to read. For more information, visit the American Library Association http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/bannedbooksweek/index.cfm

Top Ten Challenged Books in 2009

During Open House on September 28, 2010, from 6:30-8:30 p.m., a PowerPoint presentation celebrating Banned Books Week will run at the Circulation Desk, along with Confidentiality in School Libraries brochures and Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online booklets for parents to pick up.




And.....Open House was a success by all accounts.  Parents rotated in three groups to hear faculty presentations in the cafeteria, room 210, and the library.

Welcome to the WHS Library Blog

The "WeHelpStudents" Library is going 21st Century to keep our school community posted with news-- so stay tuned!  This first post of the school year is to highlight Vermont Reads.

Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson

The Vermont Reads 2010 selection,The Day of the Pelican,is available in the WHS library. For more information, go to
http://www.vermonthumanities.org/index_files/vtreads.htm  and
Vermont Public Radio will discuss this book the week of Sept. 20, 2010
http://www.pitchengine.com/pitch/87986/