‘Hope you’re having a good weekend. Your humble librarian has been working diligently to enter our new books into the catalog system so they’re ready for you to borrow. Somewhere between Instagramming your dinner and updating your status to “Why … Continue reading
Category Archives: Reading
March 14, 2015
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Coming Soon to a Library Near You
February 14, 2015
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You Can Break This Rule
I don’t often encourage students to break rules — especially students who have ended up at an alternative school. However, there are some rules, as they say, that are meant to be broken. Enjoy your long weekend by reading some … Continue reading
January 2, 2015
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Download this Wallpaper
Do it! Download this wallpaper for your phone. Then follow the advice.Click on image to go to download.
December 13, 2014
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“If They Have a Good Heart, They Will”
I was recently contacted by a former student who was mentioning how much he enjoyed my class, especially the opportunity to tutor elementary students. I am so proud of SWA’s involvement in the Teen Trendsetters program — this is our fifth … Continue reading
September 26, 2014
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Reading in the Schools Day 2014
Each of you did an incredible job! Did you enjoy it? Leave a comment about what this experience meant to you, how it made you feel, or what you learned by participating.
September 14, 2014
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Dystopian Fiction – It’s What All the Cool Kids are Reading
Dystopian fiction creates a world that is the opposite of a utopia: it’s an utterly horrible society that is generally headed to an irreversible oblivion. It usually tells of a futuristic society with tons of social control — something students … Continue reading
April 8, 2014
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Welcome Guest Blogger, Dallas!
BIG BUDDY, LITTLE BUDDY ~by Dallas Cropper Smyrna West Alternative School has a great tutoring program. But this program isn’t to help SWA students. It is for the Smyrna West students to help someone much smaller in size. Every Thursday … Continue reading