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 Horizon High School Library News: First Quarter // Your Library by the Numbers: 1st Quarter // 1st Quarter COLLABORATION @your library...some highlights...
 * **PRINT/VIDEO Resource Use** || **DATABASE Resource Use** ||
 * 1st Quarter Circulations: 3806 || Teen Health and Wellness: 485 sessions ||
 * InterLibrary Loans: 80 || EBSCO: 88 sessions ||
 * || Student Resources In Context: 545 sessions ||
 * **LIBRARY USE** || Global Issues In Context: 468 sessions ||
 * 1st Quarter Drop-Ins(including Intervention): 10,685 || Literature Resource Center: 342 sessions ||
 * 1st Quarter Classes: 313 || Virtual Reference Library: 25 sessions ||
 * 1st Quarter Students in Classes: 7,567 || TOTAL: 1953 Database Sessions ||
 * TOTAL Students Served: 18,252/ 456 daily average ||  ||

After reading //Readicide// by Kelly Gallagher, teachers are having all WAFL students read books of choice. And the trend has spread to! Ask your students what they are reading and how they like it. Kudos to the WAFL team: Maria Baca, Dave Cialone, Jen Kavaney, Jessica Keigan, Lou Nelson, Amanda Peterson, Alison Root, Tina Walters for this self-sponsored professional development that is (we hope!) returning kids to the pleasure of reading!

Dawn Schafer 's Modern Literature student's have not only read, researched and written about their banned books, they created displays for several libraries and other locations around the district to raise awareness during Banned Books Week.

Both CP 9th grade English classes under the guidance of Alison Root and Amanda Peterson are conducting semester long research projects while acquiring and enhancing research skills such as: defining a topic, Google search strategies, evaluating sources, summarizing sources, citing sources, and creating an annotated bibliography.

Tracy Ziettlow and Deanna Gussman 's science class researched body systems from sources preselected for appropriate reading levels and then presented their learning to classmates in Power Point.

British Literature teachers Jessica Keigan and Brittany Wallis have their students creating interactive Google web site portfolios about their Hero's journey themed readings this quarter.

All Health students, under the guidance of Lisa Durant, Kim Hornaday and Alan Moquin learned about databases, search strategies and citing their sources as part of their exhibition projects.

Tina Walters' Psychology students found connections to psychological theories in comics and current events and created annotated bibliographies to document their learning.

The Freshman Foundations class, under the tutelage of Steve Lash, is learning to use their Google accounts to conduct research and create presentations.

And so much more....

THANK YOU!! To our amazing crew of Library Supervisors: Lou Nelson and her student teacher Mallory Boyes, Tracy Ziettlow, Jason Stevens, Jessica Keigan, Dave Cialone, Maria Baca, Dave Lawrence and Stacy Muenzenmayer --your assistance is very much appreciated!!

LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMITTEE: The volunteer opportunity of the year--represent your department on the Library Advisory Committee. The group will meet on the following three dates: December 17th, March 9th, and April 27th to discuss library related issues such as...selection of books and online materials, budget, student achievement, library instruction, etc. Please email Sara if you are interested in serving on this committee. Thanks!!!