Teen Read Week

Teen Read Week is October 15-21 this year. Each year the media center tries to get student recommendations to accompany each theme. This year's theme is "Feed Your Mind! Get Active! @ your library!" Displays and announcements center around this theme. Areas of interest for this year's theme include sports, volunteerism, fitness, college preparation, hobbies, health, and career direction. School athletes are recommending their favorite reads. Come check us out!

Banned Books Week

Banned Books Week (BBW) is September 23- 30 this year. Students in Ms. Onorato's trial law classes come to the media center to choose books that have been challenged or banned throughout history. Students are introduced to ALA's Banned Books site that explains the history behind BBW as well as providing lists of books and reasons for challenges. After reading these books, students present papers and oral presentations as their research projects.

South Carolina Young Book Award Program

The purpose of the South Carolina book awards is to encourage our students to read good quality contemporary literature and to honor the authors of the books annually chosen the favorites by student vote. The book award medals will be awarded to the winning authors the following year at the annual conference of the SCASL. Each student is required to read at least 3 titles before they are eligible to vote.

National Library Week

Teacher Cadets and National Honors Society students from WAHS orchestrated their annual Rockin' Read-A-Thon to many lowcountry elementary schools. Activities included storytelling, puppet shows, bookmark construction, class poems, and class songs.

College Visits

Local college librarians speak to all seniors about expectations for research by college professors. Students learn about database requirements, plagairism and documentation, and research possiblities. They are also introduced to college library sites online as a valuable resource.

USC Interns

Each semester WAHS hosts an intern from the University of South Carolina. Brining interns into our existing program keeps best practices alive in our media center. The constant evaulation of programs and resources ensures that we offer the best services and resources as well as introduces fresh ideas.

Freshman Orientation

Each fall all incoming freshman are required to attend a 90-minute freshman orientation into the library media facilities and services through their English class. Students see a video of library procedures, watch a PPT of policies, participate in a media center map activity and book search, and complete an online scavenger hunt through our maze of databases. Students acclimate themselves to the media surroundings to ensure efficient and proper use of the facility throughout their high school experience.