Librarian Ms. Miller Retiring June 30,2011

The end of the 2010-11 school year will be my last. I have loved being at Winchester High School and enjoyed the faculty, students and parents. Thank you for all your support and help.

WHS students are awesome. When I started at WHS in 1998, there were 4 IMac computers and all the walls were orange. Today, there are 16 Desktop and 6 Dell Laptops. We have a Global News Center and a thriving Hot Chocolate, tea and coffee area. The Library has become the center of the school. The teachers are assigning many research projects that use our 24/7 school library website for the databases. Students are learning research and information literacy while doing all these projects in the library. With the help of the PFA and WFEE we have added technology and sources like JSTOR.org for students to learn and use in their college years. Our goal was always to prepare for a successful college and work experience after High School. I wish all the student well and will remember them all. Thank you, Karen Miller, Retired Librarian ( well, maybe retired but very busy still).

No printer working today 12/7/10 Local Area Network Issues

Dec.7, 2010
There are Local Area Network Problems and the only printer working in the library is #16 Color Printer. It is a dedicated color printer on #16 computer. Sorry, hopefully it will be fixed soon. Ms.Miller, Librarian

Problem with ikeepbookmarks go to the following link

ikeepbookmarks.com/WinHSLibrary for the databases.

This should work until we fix the account. Sorry for the problem.

Mock Election for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts

Dec 8, 2009 is the real Primary Election for Massachusett Senator.

Jan 21, 2010 is the real Vote for Massachusetts Senator.

WHS will have a mock election for each before the real vote.

April 15 and 16, 2009 Authorfest at WHS

Wednesday 11th and 12th English classes will meet with author

Gareth Hinds

Thursday 9th and 10th English classes will meet with author

Mark Peter Hughes

New address for ikeepbookmarks.com/WinHSLibrary

Due to some Virus issues, the book mark site we use for teachers and databases is now:

http://ww2.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?account=16528

It will be fixed on the Library webpage soon, but until then just click on this link.

Sorry about the problem. Ms.Miller

Vote in Mock Election Oct. 30 in Soc. St. area

How did WHS vote in the Primaries February 2008?

Democratic: Biden-0 H.Clinton-150
Dodd-3 Edwards- 21
Gravel-6 Kucinich-14
Richardson-1 Obama-483

Republican: Guiliani-0 Huckabee-13
Hunter-0 Paul- 14
Thompson- 0 Romney-55
McCain- 64

Green and others: Nader -6 Brown-2 McKinney-1

Totals: Democratic- 678 Republican-146
Other- 11 Total student votes= 835
In Feb. 2008 82% of our students voted.

End of October- Mock vote at WHS

Do you know who she is? Know anything about the Green Party?
If you don't , you need to know more before you vote. In the library, you will find the Election cart with information about ALL the candidates and all the issues. The cart will be in Social Studies some of the time, but mostly in the library.
You will be voting during your Social Studies classess on Oct. 30 Thursday Day 4. If you do not have a Social Studies class on Day 4, you will vote by absentee ballot the day before on Oct. 29 in your Social Studies classes. The absentee ballots will be counted on Oct. 30.
Watch all the debates, but learn about the other candidates as well.