Antelope High School Library News
February 2021
Library Happenings
Celebrate Black History Month
Be More News Fit This Year!
Teen Advisory Board Club Rush & Valentine's Service Event
Stay on Friday, February 12th for a virtual Valentine's Service Event from 3-4 pm.
Monday, Feb 8, 2021, 01:30 PM
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Speed Dating with Books
Speed Dating Mr. O'Brien
Speed Dating Ms. Shakespeare
Speed Dating Ms. Kersey
Library Services
Spring Term Library Hours
On-Campus Students beginning 1/5/21
Monday-Friday 7:15-1:15 pm
Off-Campus & RSVLA Students (HUB Time)
1/5/21 to 3/12/21
Monday-Friday 1:30-3:30 pm
*The Library will close early (3 pm) on the 3rd Tuesday of each month for Staff Meetings.
Antelope Learning Lab (ALL):
Tuesday & Wednesday via Zoom from 1:50-2:35 pm
Email Mrs. Reynolds @ araatz@rjuhsd.us or
Mrs. Gorkhali @ rgorkhali@rjuhsd.us if you have any questions.
eBook Launch
New Students and Chromebook Checkout
If you are a new student who didn't check out a Chromebook during the first week of school, you can come to the Library between 7:15 am and 1:15 pm if you are on campus or between 1:30-3:30 pm if you are learning from home. Please enter through the main Library entrance.
Chromebook Problems?
Password Issues?
Students can also email the Technology Help Desk directly at help@rjuhsd.us or call (916) 462-9511.
Student Contest Opportunities
NYTs Editorial Contest Coming Soon!
Contest Dates: February 23-April 13, 2021
Congressional Arts Competition
Lewis Center Ten Minute Play Contest
"Eligibility for this annual playwriting contest is limited to students in the eleventh grade in the U.S. (or international equivalent of the eleventh grade). Applicants may submit only one play – 10 pages maximum/1 page equals 1 minute" (Princeton University, 2021). Click here for more information and to enter.
Deadline: March 31, 2021
American Foreign Service Association High School Essay Contest
What characteristics lead to a successful effort by diplomats and peacebuilders to mediate or prevent violent conflict? The United States Foreign Service—often referred to as America’s first line of defense—works to prevent conflict from breaking out abroad and threats from coming to our shores. Peacebuilders work on the ground to create the conditions for peace and resolve conflicts where they are most needed.
Successful essays will identify, in no more than 1,250 words, a situation where diplomats worked on a peacebuilding initiative with partners from the country/region in question, nongovernmental organizations, and other parts of the U.S. government, and then go on to analyze what characteristics and approaches made the enterprise a success.
For more information on Essay Contest Rules and Guidance please visit this page. For additional resources and to view the 2021 Study Guide please visit this page (AFSA, 2021).
Deadline: April 5, 2021
Doodle for Google
Deadline: February 26, 2021
Blank Theatre's Young Playwrights Festival
Since 1993, 12 plays are chosen by a panel of theatre professionals from submissions across America. Winning playwrights are provided careful mentoring and direction from industry professionals to help prepare their work for public performance and hone their skills, talent and confidence. Nowhere else in the nation can young playwrights receive the prize of seeing their vision come to life on stage in a professional production featuring known actors from film, television and theatre. The plays are crafted by seasoned professional directors and each is given several public performances in a month-long Festival. Click here for all of the information.
Deadline: March 15, 2021
Austin International Poetry Contest
Each year the Austin International Poetry Festival (AIPF) recognizes youth poets by publishing their work together in a truly diverse anthology. We welcome international poets from kindergarten through high school grade level or age to submit one poem. Click here for the guidelines. Register here.
Deadline: March 5, 2021
Creative Writing Contest for Seniors!
"Five $10,000 first-place prizes will be awarded in the categories of fiction/drama; poetry; personal essay/memoir; and spoken-word poetry, through the Maya Angelou Award" (WNDB, 2020).
Contest Deadline: March 2, 2021
Civics Education Contest
Click here for all of the guidelines and view the contest flyer below.
Prizes:
- One (1) First Place: $1,000
- One (1) Second Place: $500
- One (1) Third Place: $250
Deadline: Friday, February 26, 2021
2021 NFPW High School Communications Contest
- News (Categories 1 - 13)
- Writing (Categories 1 - 7)
- Visual (Categories 8 - 13)
- Environment (Category 14)
- Broadcast or Video (Categories 15 - 20)
- Yearbook (Categories 21 - 23)
State Affiliate: California Press Women
Click here to enter. There is a $3 fee.
Deadline: February 10, 2021
Interlochen Arts Academy Contest
Click here for the details!
Creative Writing/Songs Deadline: February 15, 2021
Visual Arts Deadline: April 15, 2021
SPJ/JEA High School Essay Contest
In a 300-500 word essay answer the following question in order to demonstrate your "knowledge and understanding of the importance of independent media to our lives."
Topic for spring 2021: “Why must journalists strive to improve diversity and representation in both their coverage and in their newsrooms, and how might this happen?"
Click here for the details. There is a $5 fee.
First Place: $1,000 scholarship
Second Place: $500 scholarship
Third Place: $300 scholarship
Deadline: February 19, 2021
VSA Playwright Discovery Competition
Young writers, ages 11-18, with disabilities, are invited to submit a ten-minute script of any genre. The script can be based on their own experiences and observations. Through the creation of fictional characters and settings, students can write realistically, metaphorically or abstractly about any topic, including the disability experience. Scripts may be for theater scripts, musicals, multimedia, video, film, or TV scripts, non-linear scripts, or other writing for performance. Entries may be the work of an individual student or a collaboration by a group of up to five students that includes at least one student with a disability.
Click here for all of the details and to apply.
Contest Dates: November 3, 2020 to March 10, 2021
New York Times STEM Writing Contest
Contest Deadline: January 19-March 2, 2021
Apprentice Writer Submissions
"Susquehanna University and the Writers Institute initiative invite high school students to submit fiction, memoir, personal essay , poetry and photography for the thirty-ninth volume of Apprentice Writer, which will be published in the fall of 2021" (Vertsman, 2020).
Deadline: September 15 , 2020 to March 15 2021
Click here for all of the details!
Teen Ink Magazine
"A national teen magazine devoted to teenage writing, art, photos and forums, offers an opportunity to publish creative work and opinions on issues that affect their lives of teens. Hundreds of thousands of students aged 13-19, have submitted their work. Teen Ink magazine has published the creative output of over 55,000 teens. Teens can submit an article, poetry, book, novel, photo or a video though this link" (Vertsman, 2020).
Deadline: Ongoing
Write the World Competition
"Write the World is a global community of young writers, ages 13-18. Write the World offers a rotating list of themed competitions." The current competition (January 2021) is for book reviews. Past competitions include "Historical Fiction (short story), Food Writing, Album Review, Environmental Journalism, Songwriting and Book Review" (Vertsman, 2020). To see all upcoming competitions, click here.
Deadline: Monthly
Teen Creators
Send in your VOICE OF THE STUDENTS (VOTS) Creations
Click on the link for our VOTS digital magazine edition to see students' shared creative works. Students' original works are included and have not been edited. You can also access VOTS on the library's website.
Thank you to everyone who contributed last year.
Way to be trailblazers Titans!
Reader's Corner
League of Literature (LOL) Book Club
Friday, Feb 26, 2021, 03:00 PM
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The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride―or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!
Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances―one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart" (GoodReads, 2020).
Read an excerpt here.
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi
Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments - even the physical violence - she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she’s built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.
But then she meets Ocean James. He’s the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her - they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds - and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she’s not sure she’ll ever be able to let it down" (GoodReads, 2020).
Listen to an excerpt here.
New Arrivals!
Check out Books from the AnHS Library!
If you are on campus, you can come before school, immediately after 4th period, or during HUB Time.
If you aren't sure which books you want to check out, watch the following video to learn how to search our Library catalog (OPAC). You can also browse the shelves during HUB time or our virtual shelves on Destiny. Gloves will be provided upon student request, and all books will be cleaned after student contact.
Remember that masks are required to enter the Library. Six feet of social distancing will also take place. Sanitation stations are set up in the Library for student safety.
Access the Public Library for More Choices!
You can also check books out from the Roseville Public LIbrary or the Sacramento Public Library through Overdrive (Libby App), through Hoopla, or through the cloudLibrary. The Libby App can be found on your Chromebook in the Google Play Store. This is how you will access Overdrive eBooks and audiobooks. Hoopla is a digital media service hosted by the Sac Public Library. You can check out eBooks, audiobooks, stream movies, and more. The cloudLibrary is a digital media service hosted by the Roseville Public Library. You can check out eBooks and audiobooks.
To check out a book, search the SPL or the RPL catalog and then select the source (OverDrive, Hoopla, cloudLibrary, etc.) that you want to check the book out from. For the RPL, select Teen Fiction or another collection under Browse for New Items. For the SPL, search for either fiction or non fiction and then select young adult as your target audience. Click here to watch a short video on how to search their catalogs. Once you click on a certain title, you can scroll down to see other read-alikes at both of the libraries.
Need another place to search for trending teen books, check out our BookFlix Choice Board for lots of options!
More Digital Library Resources
Links to several resources.
Project Gutenberg eBooks
LibriVox Audiobooks
Open Library - eBooks and audiobooks
Username: antelopehs
Password: antelopehs
Library Resources
Student Help for Research, Apps, and e-Texts!
CAMERON'S COLLECTION OF EBOOKS FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND AWARENESS
ANHS OPAC (ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG): Access to Quality Websites
SCHOOL DATABASES AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL ASSIGNMENTS
SACRAMENTO BEE ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Questions???
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