Author: bhumphrey

3nd Quarter

Volume 3
Issue 3

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In the Spotlight……….Mr. Barber

Hats off to Mr. Barber!–a 2011 graduate from HSHS. In 2017, Mr. Barber continued his education at the University of Mississippi obtaining a double degree in Psychology and Communicative Disorders. Upon graduating from the University of Mississippi, he immediately obtained a position at his former alma mater as a high school English instructor. Being a true HAWK, Mr. Barber chose to serve as the sponsor for the 2021 graduating senior class.
In his spare time, Mr. Barber loves spending time with his niece and baking.

End of the Year Project….
With less than nine weeks left in the 2020-2021 school year, scores of students will be completing end of year projects which will necessitate valid research. Any teacher can join forces with the library media center to ascertain that students have all the available resources and how to access the resources. Not only is it excellent preparations for college, students will be engaged in meaningful reading and writing assignment.

Mark your calendar:
April 12-National D.E.A.R (Drop Everything and Read) Day
April 14-Progress Reports
May 20-26-4th 9 Wks/2nd Sem. Exams
May 22-Graduation
May 31-Memorial Day Holiday

Benefits of Summer Reading
According to the ALA (American Library Association), many benefits associated to readers in a summer reading program include:
encouragement that reading become a lifelong habit
reluctant readers can be drawn in by the activities
reading over the summer helps children keep their skills up
the program can generate interest in the library and books
And it being summer, the program can just be good fun and provide an opportunity for family time. (http://libguides.ala.org/summer-reading/benefits) According to research, students who read for fun every day score the highest on reading assessment tests. The three-quarters of students who reported reading for fun on their own time once a week or more performed at the high end of the Basic level (scores from 208-237 on the NAEP reading assessment test), while the 14% of students who never or hardly ever read for fun performed below the Basic level (scores below 208 on the test. (http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/reading-fun-improves-students-test-scores)
Reading does matter. GOOD NEWS for the summer months!!!!!! Students at Holly Springs High and Jr. High School have 24 hour on-line access to the library via the library school website. Soar high HAWKS by tapping into the e-books available for your reading enjoyment.

How to Access E-Books

Go to Holly Springs School District Page
Click on HSHS
Click Library
Access to MAGNOLIA
Scroll to the bottom of page (Note: 2 portals for e-books)
http://my.abdodigital.com/
username: hollyspringshs password: student
http://ebooks.lernerbooks.com
username: hollysprings
password: ebooks
Don’t forget to download a free QR Code Reader.

PSSST!!!!
Don’t forget MackinVia:
Log in thru Clever and click on the Mackinvia icon!

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