IT WILL BE LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED . . .

So when will the Media Center be back to normal? Good question. There's an old adage that "Life is what happens when you are making other plans."  Joe the painter isn't AWOL, he has had a death in his family. As soon as he is back we will push forward with the Media Center painting and renovation.

 Meantime, 15 PCs and 2 laptops have been reconnected for your use. We still have the DVD and CD carrel open for movie viewing, and the conference room is completely painted and ready for use. Oh yeah, when was the last time you checked out a book? We just put over 200 new books on the shelves!

There are still ways to get your studies done if you are persistent!

DID SANTA BRING YOU A BOOK?

Of course he did! Before you go home for the holidays check to see if the book you were interested in has come in this last Follett book order, excuse me, Santa order. For those of you involved in the 30 Book Challenge this is going to be a real treat. There are 139 new books now and 50 back-ordered and coming in every day. We have completely processed them and they are ready for check-out.

After you're bored with your new Christmas games, read, READ, READ!

Come back to the workroom by Miss Mayne's office and look at the books before we put them away tomorrow.We have a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction books for your reading pleasure. Come on now, don't forget; make sure to bring your student I.D. card.!

THE HOBBIT : IT'S ALIVE, IT'S ALIVE!

Come listen to a lively, unabridged storytelling of THE HOBBIT by professional narrator Bob Inglis. This man is one of the best storytellers I've ever heard --- and I started out having many starts and stops with the book; but it's different when there's a "word actor" on the other end of your brain.

There are seven audio-tapes which cover the entire book; one will be played every day after school  at 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the Media Center Conference Room starting this coming Wednesday. Now you can really find out if the book is better than the upcoming Christmas break movie . Contact Miss Mayne for futher details.

PUZZLE OUT CHRISTMAS IN THE MEDIA CENTER 

Now that the weather is getting colder, students are wandering into the Media Center during their free time to see what's new. What's new right now are two different Dowdle Christmas puzzles waiting to drive you and your friends crazy - - - ( that makes a total of three Christmas puzzles that we have set out for the month of December).  One of them is of Alpine, yup, the places you will see are the places where some of you live. The second is a puzzle of Jerusalem during the time of Christ. It shows all of the important places and events in Jerusalem where major events occurred in the life of Christ, all the way from his birth to his death on Golgotha. It is truly amazing that folk artist, Utah Valley phenom Eric Dowdle, hasn't run out of interesting ideas yet, and he's still a pretty young guy. So come, enjoy! You will find the puzzles on the tables nearest the checkout desk, ready to work on.

An enlarged version of the Dowdle Jerusalem Puzzle

A photo of  "our" city of Alpine during Christmas, past and present.

JOE THE PAINTER NEEDS YOUR HELP

Joe wants you to come pick up your Reflections Contest Entry
so he can finish painting the Media Center Conference Room

You've probably seen him around before, last year painting the offices, slapping grey on classroom walls, and this year trying to paint the Media Center, starting with the conference room. One problem, your Reflections Contest entries are still on the tables in the conference room waiting for you to pick them up. Come on now, get in here and help Joe out. He's trying to be real careful and not splatter your work with his, but no guarantees. The conference room is the only place we can keep your stuff locked up and have you see what's left through the window. Remember we're open until 3:30 p.m. which should give you plenty of time to swing by.

WHEN WINNERS ARE LOSERS

It happens every year, the PTSA moms get all excited about the Reflections Contest, then the art teachers get psyched to involve their students, then the Lone Peak students put in their entries in different art media and win-win-win! Sounds cool, right? One problem, even ribbon winners forget to pick up their entries to see how they did and what they won!

 We have a bunch of Reflections winners in the Media Center Conference Room waiting for you to pick them up. If you don't pick them up by Dec 1 they will be taken back to Mrs. Shepherd's room  615, 
(and good luck finding it in there:)

LET THE LIBRARY HELP YOU DEVELOP YOUR GIFTS & TALENTS

I caught  Leesa and Emi out in the Commons hall just as school was getting out. I was pretty impressed with their flower arrangements. When I showed them how many books we had on hand for the Floral Design classes, they were the ones who were impressed. Our library isn't just about academic research, it helps you to explore all areas you may be interested in. Come on in, surprise your Mom and Dad and bring home a book in floral design to help make a centerpiece for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It's all about ambiance!