Preparing for College & Career Planning

Check out the College & Career Planning page on the Media Center Webpage to find out some tips on filling out applications, visiting colleges, and exploring careers that might not include a 4 year degree.  There is also a link to Mrs. Colella's Scholarship page, the FAFSA site, CFNC and The Common Application site.


There are links to a couple of blogs -The Uncommon Grad and Applying to College written for students about the college experience that you might be interested in reading. 


If you are interested in more information on community colleges, careers without college, the military and four-year colleges, check out the Career & College Information Libguide. http://ashley.nhcs.libguides.com/careerandcollege

Nonfiction Speed Dating in the Media Center

Mr. Jarman's AP English classes were in the media center Friday for a little speed dating.  The students had four minutes at each table to review the books that were on their table and write down any titles that they had an interest in reading.  The groups rotated around nine tables that had a variety of books about science, history, social issues and memoirs. 


The dating was a success with most students finding something of interest to read and there were only a few instances of students missing out on getting their first choice because someone else beat them to the title.  The students left with a list of titles to read in the future and some of them took photos of their favorites with their iphones.

Two More Libguides Added

We have added two more Libguides to our collection this past month.  One of them is on Suicide Prevention.  There was interest in this topic since September 10th was World Suicide Prevention Day, a great many resources have been pulled together to be accessible all year long.  Resources include suggested books, national organizations and help sites.


The second Libguide is on Banned Books Week.  This guide contains information on challenged books and links to sites that are concerned about challenged materials such as the American Library Association and the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.  The guide also contains videos, an infographic and teacher resources.