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                                                                WEST HIGH - BEST HIGH Celebrates Our Diversity!  Students From 33 Different Countries Attend West High School! 
The West High School graduation ceremony, scheduled to take place on May 18th at 2:00pm from Thompson Boling Arena, will be streamed live for all of your loved ones who are unable to attend in person.  Simply click the banner above or go to http://knoxgrads.net/ for the streaming video.  You will also be able to purchase a DVD of the graduation ceremony from this site as well.
West High Summer Credit recovery Programs: West High 2 Week extended year (Blitz) May 28th-June 11th 8:30-12:30, West High Three Week Recovery Credit June 3rd-June 21st 8:30-12:30. Please contact your school counselors for more information. Summer Credit Recovery Information, Blitz Form, Fulton Summer School

Summer Credit Recovery Information in pdf
RSVP--IB Extended Essay Parent Workshops and July Blitz
Parents, thanks for your interest in attending a workshop on the Extended Essay!  This is an optional activity, with sessions on May 16 at 4:00 and May 20 at 6:00.  Students are welcome but not required to attend along with parents.  It's not necessary to bring anything other than yourself and your questions.  Please click here to RSVP, so I will know how to prepare. 

Students, if you plan to attend the EE Independence "Blitz" at UT's Hodges Library on July 1-3, please click here to RSVP.  If not enough people can commit to attending, I will have to cancel the space.  This is not a required instructional trip, just optional time to concentrate on your EE writing together.
West High Library
Instructor: Miss Emrey and Mrs. Searles   
Welcome to your West High School Library on the web!

Here you can continue your research 24/7, learn more about your library, and your librarians, Miss Emrey and Mrs. Searles.

Visit the WEST READS webpage to see events, new books & DVDs, and activities.  Or click to Learn More about Lexiles.

Have a question about your research? You can find passwords for the library's databases and online resources by logging in to School Fusion and checking under Student Information in the left sidebar. Still stuck? -- send us an email or ask us in person.  We're here to help you be successful at West!
 

Encyclopedia, Dictionary, and more!




World Book Encyclopedia



Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary



GREAT Resource for IMAGES !!!
Image Quest



Culturegrams at the Public Library
use your Knox County Library card
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Country Reports:
Cultural, Historical,
Statistical, Country Information



Resources for Controversial Topics

Opposing Viewpoints in Context


IT'S BACK !!!



Try the visual Search!




Popular Culture Universe

Daily Life Through History

Social Studies Databases
American Government
American History
Issues
U.S. Geography
World at War
World Geography
World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras
World History: Modern Eras
World Religions





Link to More Resources!

videos
test prep
career info.
multimedia resources!
newspapers

and more!



TEL Databases &
Online Resources






TENNESSEE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY



Link to Great TEL Tips and Tricks:
1)  setting email alerts to keep current with your topics and 2)  creating bookmarks to enable you to reference your research in the future


A GREAT NEW Science Database!




Student Resources



Powerspeak Languages



Learn a language for personal enrichment,
travel or to enhance language studies.

Languages Available: Spanish
French Korean Japanese
German Russian Italian
Mandarin Chinese English for
Spanish speakers
ESL Mandarin speakers






What research skills are the most important for you to learn?  See our Knox County library curriculum standards:



Library Orientation Extravaganza!

Please complete the exit tickets below, one for each part of your Orientation.




West's e-Book Collection
Use this above link to view all of our varied ebooks and the link below if you just want our Gale research ebooks.


Gale Virtual Reference Library E-Books
Once this link opens, you can click
SHOW ALL to see the individual e-Books.

For passwords, login and go to the side links (Additional Library Pages or Student Information).


OWL at Purdue

The recommended source for information on generating citations, MLA or APA.



Additional Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday
7:45 am - 4:30 pm

 
Friday 7:45 am - 4:00 pm
 
and Monday nights 6-8 pm


WHS Library's Web Pages
All about the books and the DVDs we love, plus events, etc.
Discussion Topics
Blog Entry Miss Emrey: Volunteer State Book Awards Posted: Wednesday, February 6 at 9:23 PM Discuss
Blog Entry Mrs. Searles: Topics Posted: Sunday, August 14, 2011 Discuss
Blog Entry Mrs. Searles: Here we go... Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 10:34 AM Discuss
Blog Entry Mrs. Searles: Buying a laptop for college? Posted: Friday, April 1, 2011 at 2:05 PM Discuss
Blog Entry Mrs. Searles: Summer Reading Posted: Monday, August 16, 2010 at 2:44 PM Discuss
More...
Library Announcements
PIB Elective--TRAILS tests
To get into the TRAILS test, click the link for your class below. 
RSVP--IB Extended Essay Parent Workshops and July Blitz
Parents, thanks for your interest in attending a workshop on the Extended Essay!  This is an optional activity, with sessions on May 16 at 4:00 and May 20 at 6:00.  Students are welcome but not required to attend along with parents.  It's not necessary to bring anything other than yourself and your questions.  Please click here to RSVP, so I will know how to prepare. 

Students, if you plan to attend the EE Independence "Blitz" at UT's Hodges Library on July 1-3, please click here to RSVP.  If not enough people can commit to attending, I will have to cancel the space.  This is not a required instructional trip, just optional time to concentrate on your EE writing together.
VSBA

Voting has ended - stay tuned for the reults in mid-April
WANTED: GEEKS AND OTHER AWESOME PEOPLE

Apply now to become a Technology Mentor in the library for OSE credit!  We're looking for people who are
  • Proficient in common computer applications: Word, Powerpoint, iMovie, email, SchoolFusion...
  • Strong communicators
  • Motivated, independent workers
  • Positive student leaders
Click here to download the application.  Note: This must be submitted digitally!  The reference form can be picked up on paper in the library, or click here to download a digital copy.
Mr. Carson's Classes
1st Period       2nd Period      5th Period

6th Period      8th Period

Make a video, win a prize, get famous!
If you love the library, give us a shout-out by making a video--YES, there are prizes involved!  Click here for details about the AASL Learning4Life contest!
Student Help Files
 Student Toolbox
* RESUME template!
* How to format Headers and Footers
* Writing Citations
* Formal Writing Expectations
* Plagiarism Policy.
Videos and Podcasts
Library Staff
+ Emrey, Martha - Librarian
+ Lethgo, Terry - Library Secretary
+ Searles, Sarah - School Librarian
Click on name to see details.

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