Wednesday, December 19, 2012

SNOWFLAKES FOR SANDY HOOK

Update: The response has been incredible!  Thank you to everyone who has contributed.





Please help the students of Sandy Hook have a winter wonderland at their new school! Get Creative!! No two snowflakes are alike. Make snowflakes and put them in the box in the library. Or send them to:

Connecticut PTSA
60 Connolly Parkway
Building 12 Suite 103
Hamden, CT 06514

By January 12, 2013

Monday, December 10, 2012

New Graphic Novels!

The STRHS has a growing collection of graphic novels and manga!  Check out the latest additions in the new books section.

Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom (Death Note, #1)Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1)V for VendettaMaximum Ride, Vol. 1 (Maximum Ride: The Manga, #1)The Complete PersepolisGhostopolis
Images courtesy of goodreads.com

Monday, November 26, 2012

Big Y Education Express

Help support STRHS by asking your family to sign up for Big Y Education Express!  If you or your family shops at Big Y, your purchases can help us buy school supplies.  Sign up today!

Education Express

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

College Prep Night!

Join STRHS at 6:00pm for College Prep Night!  Learn what you need to do now to prepare for college admission.  Juniors are encouraged to attend.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Tech Tool of the Month- November

Some free online dictionaries take a long time to load; and they're cluttered with ads.  Try this free, simple, and fast online dictionary: Definr.

Use it with Quizlet, a vocab study tool!  (Quizlet will define words for you as well, but Definr is a good back up.)

Quizlet

Summer Reading Book Billboards

Congratulations to the Summer Reading Book Billboard winners!



Wednesday, October 17, 2012

New EasyBib code



STRHS now has access to premium features of EasyBib.  Use online note cards to organize your research.  Find information on credible sources, in text citations and more!

Enter the coupon code stgrsd to access these features

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Join STRHS on Pinterest!

Pinterest Logo 

Check out the new books in the library and make your own recommendations. Do you think STRHS can use Pinterest in a different way?  Let us know on the feedback page. 

Would you like to add your book recommendations to our Pinterest board?  See Ms. Y

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

It's Banned Books Week

Check out the display of the most challenged books in the country!



Learn more about freedom of information here

Thursday, September 27, 2012

Summer Reading Book Billboards

Summer reading was a great success!  Thanks to all the students who participated.  The votes are being tallied and the finalists will be announced soon.

Tech Tool of the Month

Sick of losing flash drives?  Try Dropbox.  It's a free cloud storage site to save digital files (up to 2GB) online.  You can then access it from anywhere there is internet access. Check out https://www.dropbox.com/!