SPHS High School Library Newsletter
The Place to Go When You Need to Know
May 2015
101 Best Books for the College Bound
"It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it."
–Oscar Wilde
This book list, compiled by the CollegeBoard, includes classics students should read before (or during) college.
Help students figure out what's next...myfuture.com
Myfuture.com helps young adults plan their next steps in life by bringing together the most recently available information about colleges, careers and military service opportunities from the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Defense, Education and Labor.
Developed by the Department of Defense and Joint Advertising Market Research & Studies (JAMRS), myfuture.com features career, college and military content, allowing users to explore all possibilities and gain insight into each option
In honor of the new Avengers movie- come check out our great selection of Marvel comics!
Spotlight on New Books- May 2015
Dead Wake : The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach
The lives of four high school seniors intersect weeks before a meteor is set to pass through Earth's orbit, with a 66.6% chance of striking and destroying all life on the planet.
The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma
Orianna and Violet are ballet dancers and best friends, but when the ballerinas who have been harassing Violet are murdered, Orianna is accused of the crime and sent to a juvenile detention center where she meets Amber and they experience supernatural events linking the girls together.
Spotlight on iPad Apps & Websites
FreeRice
www.freerice.com
RWT Timeline
Timeline allows students to create a graphical representation of an event or process by displaying items sequentially along a line. Perfect for projects! Available for Apple and Android
Paper by FiftyThree
The SPHS Library is accepting donations!
SAT, AP, and/ or ACT testing books- no older than 2 years old.
USB Keyboards and mice
Wide Screen monitors with HDMI.
(These are for Girls Can Code- we meet in upper media once a week.)
If you donate anything to the SPHS Library- please make sure your name and address is on it. You will receive a tax donation letter within 1 week.
For further questions please contact Marianne Fitzgerald mfitzgerald1@aacps.org
SPHS Databases- how do I get to them? How do I log in from home?
Click on Catalog and E-Books
You may access any of our paid databases from home.
Log-Ins and Passwords are available on BlackBoard under SPHS English
Log In Information for SPHS Databases (PDF)