tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46411529937118214152024-03-12T23:17:30.143-05:00St. John Paul II Catholic High School LibraryJohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-4899765965965532122023-01-18T08:29:00.001-06:002023-01-18T08:29:25.750-06:00Digital Resources from Public Libraries<p> Many public libraries have digital resources (like databases) that are available to anyone, even if you don't have a library card. The New Braunfels Public Library has an excellent collection of databases you can take a look at, if you aren't finding anything in our databases for your particular research topic--they even have one specifically dedicated to religion and theology (you can find that one under "All EBSCO" on the page below). Come see Ms. Phelan if you need help logging in or finding a database for your needs. </p><p><a href="https://newbraunfels.libguides.com/az.php">https://newbraunfels.libguides.com/az.php</a></p>JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-711520091388661602022-04-01T08:48:00.002-05:002022-04-01T08:48:25.739-05:00Happy School Library Month!No, this is not an April Fool's joke! School Library Month is celebrated every April, and it's a great time to remind you of all the great things the library can do for you! You all know to come here for your computer and printing needs, but I can also help you with citing your sources, finding books or online sources for your research, formatting papers, looking at resumes, and more. You can also come find a book to read just for fun! April is a pretty busy month around here, but I will have fun activities and contests thrown in here and there, so keep your ears open for more information!<div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHJ-nJO4AL__iQLdKuoIkb_gR0fZtPdtYh99b3Ah0Ae3pt4h_3V74P_9Wz-EgI5vWUXWXY3KN4jGwcFz5YQwW69nZLeDfNAqkNy45cp-p0HAlUrwp_EMRoHH8QnIcNbnOjm9ZoKghleMv3if9GjR7gw1alrh76StUqfppVHztB9wiFruXD3vpiGPQsDQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHJ-nJO4AL__iQLdKuoIkb_gR0fZtPdtYh99b3Ah0Ae3pt4h_3V74P_9Wz-EgI5vWUXWXY3KN4jGwcFz5YQwW69nZLeDfNAqkNy45cp-p0HAlUrwp_EMRoHH8QnIcNbnOjm9ZoKghleMv3if9GjR7gw1alrh76StUqfppVHztB9wiFruXD3vpiGPQsDQ" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(<a href="https://memegenerator.net/instance/67646186/abraham-lincoln-april-fools-day-is-the-one-day-of-the-year-when-people-critically-evaluate-news-arti">Source</a>)</div><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-27210200958062476682021-04-19T07:45:00.000-05:002021-04-19T07:45:49.179-05:00Poetry Contest Winners<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"> Congratulations to the 2021 School Library Month/National Poetry Month winners! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Sarah V:</span></p><div class="gs" style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 20px; width: 884px;"><div class=""><div class="ii gt" id=":70e" jslog="20277; u014N:xr6bB" style="direction: ltr; margin: 8px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><div class="a3s aiL " id=":70f" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5; overflow: hidden;"><div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>The Mountain</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am in the dark,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Yet it is for the Light.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am very plain,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">But on the inside I am bright.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am calm,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Yet on the inside I feel scared.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am alone,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">But the loneliness is shared.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am confused,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Yet I know why this is so.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am sometimes sad,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Though you may not know.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I am on a journey,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">A journey beyond time.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I don’t know when I’ll get there;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">How long this road of mine.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Yet I am content</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">That the road is rough and long,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">For the low before the high note,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Is what makes a pretty song.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">And so I am a-walking;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I’ll keep walking every day.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I will trip and stumble,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">But I’ll keep going on my way.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">And when I’m on the mountain,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">And looking down below,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">My footprints in the dust</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">And my tears turned into snow</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">I’ll sing my song forever,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">With joy and not one tear,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">And I’ll smile at the low notes,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">That brought the high one here.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Emma A:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Creative World of Cinema </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">A world beyond imagination</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">where Tara meets Tatooine</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">A glimpse into any place past the red carpet or the mantle of the living room</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">where Pemberly meets Pandora</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">A never ending thrill of happiness or horror</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">where the Bates motel meets Bedrock</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">A mental break from school</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">where Wakanda meets Wayne’s World</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-69f0a53c-7fff-ad5b-ab64-c2d5d0f4124f"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">An escape from the challenges of reality and a pandemic</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color: #222222; line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Runner Up, Christine G:</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>Love</b></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">He said that he had loved her,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">But his actions never proved it.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">She had needed more than words, </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">But words were all he knew.</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Communication died, with the love that never would</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">So trapped in this reality,</span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">They would remain, </span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.4; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 2.16; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Lovers lost in eternal pain.</span></span></p><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Faculty, Mrs. McDonald:</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b>American Lit and American Dreams</b></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"> Hester Prynne walks out into the light,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Ready to illuminate her badge of shame, and</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Abigail Williams lurks in the shadows,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Plotting subterfuges.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Waldo Emerson, ever the philosopher, broods on about</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Individualism, while</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Henry David plods and claps and shouts, “Let’s do this!”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">MLK looks on, worrying America isn't quite ready.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Nick Carraway enters the scene, snobbish but hopeful,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Only to be disillusioned by the emptiness of this America.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Martin comes forward, though, reminding him that</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">It takes all of us to fill the bucket of promise.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">“No, the people aren’t empty. They will fill the bucket,”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Whispers John Proctor, surveying from his place in the</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">clouds.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><br /></p></div><div class="adL" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div></div><div class="adL" style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></div></div></div><div class="hi" style="background: rgb(242, 242, 242); border-bottom-left-radius: 1px; border-bottom-right-radius: 1px; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: auto;"></div></div></div>JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-25352335614302995912021-01-07T09:05:00.000-06:002021-01-07T09:05:09.070-06:00Library Shelfie Day "Contest"!!<p> Library Shelfie Day is January 27, 2021. Show me your bookshelfs! Send a picture of your bookshelf to sphelan@johnpaul2chs.org by Monday, January 25. Entries will be posted here on Wednesday the 27, and anybody who participates will get a prize! Here's my bookshelf back in October with my Halloween decorations!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP9U6htec5Wvb3FWLW6ZK0RgJZQaMe8gNyYh7QU7JvpiMmgv6YthKZAAGCMDU0grQcEIf9IniUWhuqXr81z3DNr_34L8aokyJpUoHw6leZrrF7kOL5-8kDFfz8iyfv8fXH6BC1yBvZxev/s640/IMG_4451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIP9U6htec5Wvb3FWLW6ZK0RgJZQaMe8gNyYh7QU7JvpiMmgv6YthKZAAGCMDU0grQcEIf9IniUWhuqXr81z3DNr_34L8aokyJpUoHw6leZrrF7kOL5-8kDFfz8iyfv8fXH6BC1yBvZxev/s320/IMG_4451.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-2619276464437728392020-04-10T12:03:00.000-05:002020-04-10T12:03:00.813-05:00Poetry Contest Winners<span style="font-size: x-small;">As promised, the winners, by grade level, of the School Library Month poetry contest. I had three judges who don't know any of you judge the entries, to keep things totally fair! They said it was a really tough decision, because so many of you sent in wonderful poems! Thank you ALL for participating! Keep watching for more activities each week!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Freshman:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Maddie S.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lazy</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Not a word floating ‘round in my head</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you expect me to write</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You will be waiting all night</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A second more and I will be too deep</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sinking in for blessed sleep</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Too far gone now to even rhyme </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ah well, that will have to do </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Isolation Together</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the months passed and spring grew near</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyone thought we were in the clear</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flowers blooming left and right</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But little did we know there would be a fright</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">At first we thought it was silly</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But that was when the weather was chilly</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Life went on at first</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But then it got worse</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">First one country, then two, then three, then four</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We didn’t think there would be more</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then five, and six, and seven, and eight</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The world had a lot on its plate</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“No more school,” Mr. Illiff said</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So everyone decided to stay in bed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Weeks passed as online school began</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And it was actually a little fun</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But as time went on and days passed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I found myself feeling like an outcast</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Things were getting lonely</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wanted to be with my friends, if only</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The virus wasn’t calming down</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I felt as if I were going to drown</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Texting my friends was the main</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We shared a few video calls</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I was trapped within these walls</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And after every text</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I wondered what would happen next</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Would the virus get better or worse?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It felt like we were under a curse</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I pushed those thoughts away</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I was done I grabbed my phone</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And I saw school continued to be postponed</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I knew it was for the best</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I decided to get some rest</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I felt as light as a feather</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Because I knew me and my friends were in isolation together</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For I am still a child,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You lift me up, up off the ground</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And hold me in your arms.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But you still stand there in the rain,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You stand there, drenched, but for my sake,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You bear it in my place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So please forgive my childish tears</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For I am weak and small.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Writing on the Pavement</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As I went a’ wandering</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In a lonely state,</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I pondered on my walk</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My unhappy covid fate.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To be forever stuck</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A message just for me.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Forever comes a rainbow”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">So it read in rainbow hues</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">With illustrations clear, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Within my gloomy sphere.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This chalky child’s message </span></span></div>
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JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-17962090396529845302020-04-08T14:46:00.000-05:002020-04-08T14:46:21.713-05:00Virtual Field TripsFor this week's celebration of School Library Month, I'm
sending you some links to "Virtual Field Trips," since we are all stuck
at home and probably ready to get "out" and see something new! Most of
these links should be fun for the whole family--especially the roller
coasters at the end! Additionally, there are THOUSANDS of similar
resources out there right now--use this list as inspiration to find more
fun "trips"--and let me know if you find something cool! <br /><br />I miss you all! Stay healthy and stay home!<br />
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--Ms. Phelan<br /><br /><strong>Theology:</strong></div>
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Visit the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel--if you went on the Rome trip last summer, you might recognize some of these places!<br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNFb-KWrFCjjL_c5KzAIrNvlz--lLw" href="http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html" target="_blank">Vatican Museum Tours</a><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3D5YceQ8YqYMc&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNH_kad3W_AZBclKgBLLwsnRdaOPSg" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YceQ8YqYMc" target="_blank">Live Streaming from St. Peter's Square</a></div>
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Here is <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-04/celebrating-a-unique-easter-with-pope-francis-during-covid-19.html&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNFcVFTQA21WAfCewbFyXB0zQ7S69g" href="https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2020-04/celebrating-a-unique-easter-with-pope-francis-during-covid-19.html" target="_blank">an article highlighting the times</a> of some special events for Holy Week (remember the times posted are Rome time--7 hours ahead of Texas time!)<br /><br /><strong>History/Geography:</strong></div>
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Mr. Fagan is about to start WWII in his history classes. Take a virtual tour of Nazi concentration camp <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://panorama.auschwitz.org/&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNEzSvYaeZUC5Nexc7G7qM7eaWFnyw" href="http://panorama.auschwitz.org/" target="_blank">Auschwitz .</a></div>
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Walk along the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNET_iAGhGhBaaiHSMtFBQHRiJUcCw" href="https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china" target="_blank">Great Wall of China</a>!<br /><br /><strong>Art:</strong></div>
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Visit the <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?sv_lng%3D-73.95902634325634%26sv_lat%3D40.78285751667664%26sv_h%3D31%26sv_p%3D0%26sv_pid%3DMfnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g%26sv_z%3D0.9999999999999997&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNGqyEjGBQASqIFvWmaF58PhC9Id1g" href="https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/solomon-r-guggenheim-museum-interior-streetview/jAHfbv3JGM2KaQ?sv_lng=-73.95902634325634&sv_lat=40.78285751667664&sv_h=31&sv_p=0&sv_pid=MfnUmHRyOSzMtY3vtYU05g&sv_z=0.9999999999999997" target="_blank">Guggenheim Museum</a> in New York City</div>
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museums are part of Google Arts and Culture. You can "walk" around the
museums, or click on different parts of the museum to explore exhibits
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Starting every Friday at 7:00 pm, you can<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmPjhKMaXNNeCr1FjuMvag&source=gmail&ust=1586460716486000&usg=AFQjCNHfL_zpB0rrBe_d9XjfgXGHlsk5IQ" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmPjhKMaXNNeCr1FjuMvag" target="_blank"> stream a different Andrew Lloyd Webber musical</a> for the entire weekend. Last weekend I watched <em>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat</em>. Others include <em>Jesus Christ, Superstar</em>, <em>Cats</em>, and the <em>Phantom of the Opera</em>
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JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-36780383692653564822020-04-01T17:32:00.000-05:002020-04-01T17:32:50.796-05:00Happy School Library Month!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Happy School Library Month! To celebrate, Ms. Phelan will have some fun activities each week. We are starting off with a poetry contest. Poems can be any style and on any school-appropriate subject, they just have to be YOUR original work! Entries are due to Ms. Phelan at sphelan@johnpaul2chs.org by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 8. One winner from each grade will receive a Chick-Fil-A gift card and will be published on the library webpage. One entry per student, please!</div>
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JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-45932246816311068862020-03-18T14:20:00.003-05:002020-03-18T14:27:52.067-05:00Get Ready for Distance Learning!Hello, Guardians!<br />
I just wanted to update the library blog and tell you I'm still here--and I hope to be updating this space more often in the next few weeks. This page will help you access databases, etc, that you may need for your classwork.<br />
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Stay home, stay healthy, and I hope to see you soon!<br />
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-Ms. PhelanJohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-33626108408205278962018-10-08T12:59:00.002-05:002018-10-08T12:59:46.949-05:00Accounts for DestinyStudents AND teachers: I got all the usernames and passwords set up for the new library system. Your username will be your Renweb username (unless for some reason you don't have a RW username...there are a handful of you. Your Destiny UN will be your first initial and last name), and the password will be jp2. You can log into your account to use the catalog, check to see what you have checked out, write reviews for books, place holds on items, and more. I am going to give prizes to people who write (appropriate) reviews for books! Come see me to find out more! JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-58873768344287744842018-09-06T12:53:00.001-05:002018-09-06T12:54:07.939-05:00New Library System!Y'all may have noticed that the library has been closed a few times in the past week. I am in the beginning stages of introducing our new library management and catalog system, and I've been in several trainings. I am still working out all the details, but for now, you can click the link at the top of this page to access the catalog (it says NEW Library Catalog), so that you can search for books. Eventually, you will each have an account so that you can log in and see what you have checked out, place holds on books, and more. I am really excited about this! (And I don't have to do laptop checkout on paper anymore, whew!!)JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-72021607199428684012018-08-17T09:24:00.001-05:002018-08-17T09:24:08.087-05:00Welcome Back!Hello, Guardians!<br />
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I hope you all had a fantastic summer, and are all ready to be back in school, working hard, having fun, making good choices :)<br />
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This semester I will be switching library management programs (the way we search the catalog), and I am really excited! This new program will have much better search abilities, as well as a way to use e-books (sometime in the future). Stay tuned for more updates--the switch should be complete in mid-September. <br />
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In the meantime, I can't wait to see what this school year brings! Let's make it a good one!JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-26320346074820047652017-11-01T14:40:00.005-05:002017-11-01T14:40:59.600-05:00Thankful!What are you thankful for? As we approach Thanksgiving, a time to thank God for all that he has done for us, come write something you are thankful for on a paper leaf on my desk, and hang it up on the tree by the library entrance. Let's fill the tree with leaves of thanksgiving!!JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-14721116307216583852017-08-17T11:19:00.002-05:002017-08-17T11:19:19.961-05:00Welcome Back!!!Hello, Guardians!<br />
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Welcome back to a new school year! I am excited about all the things that will happen this year. Let me know how I can help you!<br />
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--Ms. PhelanJohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-9503597396650946572017-02-22T10:28:00.000-06:002017-02-22T10:28:27.683-06:00What are YOU giving up for Lent?Ash Wednesday is ONE week away! Have you started thinking about what you are going to do for Lent? I usually give up stopping for fast food on the way home, and I pray a Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the car on the way to school. <br />
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We "give things up" as a form of penance, to purify our hearts and focus on our relationship with God, and to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us. There are three pillars of Lent--fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. It can be a good practice to choose something from all three pillars to give up or to add to your life for these 40 days (or you could keep doing it forever!). <br />
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Here are a few articles with ideas of things you could do for Lent, rather than just the normal chocolate or soda.<br />
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<a href="http://lifeteen.com/blog/weird-lent-ideas-that-will-make-you-holier/" target="_blank">Life Teen's "20 Weird Ideas"</a><br />
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<a href="http://lifeteen.com/blog/what-to-give-up-25-creative-ideas-for-lent/" target="_blank">Life Teen's "20 Creative Ideas"</a><br />
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<a href="http://lifeteen.com/blog/102-things-really-give-lent/" target="_blank">Life Teen's "102 Things You Should Really Give Up"</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.catholicallyear.com/2014/02/outside-box-66-things-to-give-up-or.html" target="_blank">Catholic All Year's "Outside the Box: 66 Things to Give Up or Take Up for Lent"</a>JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-64224967431023723642017-01-09T11:31:00.005-06:002017-01-09T11:31:49.001-06:00Formed.OrgBefore Christmas, Father John Francis gave each of us a Christmas card. Included in the card was a brochure about a new Catholic website that has all kinds of resources...videos, articles, programs, talks, and more. All you have to do is go to the website <a href="http://www.formed.org/" target="_blank">Formed.org</a>, enter the parish access code (that was in the handout. If you've lost your handout, come see me!!), and then create a personal account. Let me know if you need help. This is a really great resource! <br />
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Thanks, Father, for sharing with us!!JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-26273657570948241242016-11-01T08:41:00.002-05:002016-11-01T08:41:31.677-05:00Happy All Saints Day!In honor of the feast of All Saints Day, I set up a display of some of our Saint books. Come check one out!<br />
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<span id="goog_730881142"></span><span id="goog_730881143"></span><br />JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-61495376554133482002016-09-30T09:34:00.002-05:002016-09-30T09:34:42.826-05:00Changes to MLA FormatFYI:<br />
The newest edition of the MLA handbook, which came out in April, has some changes to what we know as the standard format for an MLA citation. <a href="https://www.mla.org/MLA-Style/What-s-New-in-the-Eighth-Edition" target="_blank">This page</a> explains a lot of the changes. You can also use the <a href="https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/" target="_blank">OWL at Purdue</a> format guide to help you. If you still need help, come see me (or your teacher) and we can figure it out together!JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-25649630606384779482016-08-18T14:35:00.002-05:002016-08-18T14:35:24.101-05:00Welcome Back!Welcome back, Guardians!<br />
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I hope you all had a great summer, and I'm excited to start this new school year! Don't forget you can come to the library to check out books, computers, print homework, ask for help with research and computers, and more. Let me know how I can help you!JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-7258337087372847712016-05-04T13:03:00.003-05:002016-05-04T13:03:44.959-05:00Please turn in your books!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-60859463662678937582016-04-01T09:13:00.001-05:002016-04-01T09:13:35.238-05:00April is School Library Month!No, this is not an April Fool's joke. Spend some time in the library this month! Come celebrate with me! <br />
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<br />JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-81678601539871334582016-03-02T08:45:00.002-06:002016-03-02T08:45:49.333-06:00Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!Today would have been Dr. Seuss's 102nd birthday. In his honor, it is also Read Across America day. I encourage you all to read a book today! <br />
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JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-3289958740738341872016-01-19T14:03:00.001-06:002016-01-19T14:03:04.341-06:00Test and College Prep!Be watching the tabs across the top of this page. I am adding a page called College Prep, which will have information about SAT/ACT preparation, links to College Board stuff, and more. This will be a great place for you to go to prepare for those tests and your college search!JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-66338664666682472682015-10-26T11:28:00.002-05:002015-10-26T11:28:52.018-05:00Friday Night Fever!For those of you who were AT the tailgate and didn't see the news Friday night, check it out! <br />
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<a href="http://news4sanantonio.com/m/news/features/top-stories/stories/Tailgating-in-Seguin-with-JP-2--223173.shtml" target="_blank">We're famous!</a>JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-7784506881746303092015-10-21T13:08:00.000-05:002015-10-21T13:08:51.748-05:00St. JPII, Pray for Us!<img alt="JPII-kid" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-20039" src="http://lifeteen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/JPII-kid.jpg" data-original="http://lifeteen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/JPII-kid.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br />
LifeTeen posted <a href="http://lifeteen.com/blog/21-awesome-facts-you-didnt-know-about-john-paul-ii/" target="_blank">this article</a> with 21 facts about our school's patron, St. John Paul II, in honor of his feast day tomorrow. We'll be celebrating as a school with Mass with the Archbishop. JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641152993711821415.post-43963407006591592862015-09-30T10:16:00.002-05:002015-09-30T10:16:55.974-05:00St. Jerome, Pray for Us!Today is the feast day of St. Jerome, patron saint of libraries and librarians. He was a scholar, a doctor of the Church, and translated the Bible from the original Hebrew.<br />
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You can read more about St. Jerome <a href="http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=10" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Fun fact: I submitted my application to library school on this day five years ago. I asked St. Jerome for his prayers! JohnPaul2CHSLibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13846016795632198564noreply@blogger.com0