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Mock Trial team at final in Greensburg on February 27, 2012

 FR Mock Trial Team: 2012 Westmoreland County Finalists 

 

The Mock Trial team had another successful season, placing second in Westmoreland County. We welcome new members, especially hard-working students who enjoy mentally-challenging competition! Please talk to Mr. McDonnell if you would like to learn more.

  

Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition Club   

 

 WIRC members in the library before leaving to compete at Seton Hill on March 5, 2012

 

 

On March 5, four teams - the Order of the Phoenix, the Maybe Dead Cats, the Sassy Sophomores, and the Freshies - travelled to Seton Hill to take part in the high school division of the Westmoreland Interscholastic Reading Competition.  All the teams did very well and had a great time - the Order of the Phoenix placed third and the Sassy Sophomores placed sixth.  Congratulations to all team members! Any student who would like to join the team for next year should talk to Mr. McDonnell.

 

Finding the right book @ your library® 

Destiny is our new online catalog. It works just like Athena and Infocentre but it's much more user-friendly and accessible - click here to use Destiny from home!

Online research resources:

  • Sirs Knowledge Source is easy to navigate and is a great source for social studies and current affairs research. If you are using SIRS Knowledge Source from home the username is pl2211h (that's P-L-2211-H)  and the password is 15668.

  • Ancestry Library Edition from Proquest has birth, death, marriage, census, military service, and emiigration records from the U.S and many other countries.  It cannot be accessed from home due to licensing restrictions by Ancestry.com.

 

  

  • PowerLibrary is an excellent research resource with databases on a wide range of subjects, from literature to the physical and social sciences.  When you're at school use the PowerLibrary link on this page or the one on the start menu.  

 

  • You can also search PowerLibrary from home via the PowerLibrary links at the Delmont Public Library and the Murrysville Community Library  websites. You will need a patron number, so if you are not already a member you now have a good reason to join.! 

 

cite it right @ your library®

It's really not that difficult to cite correctly. If you can follow an example, you can do perfect MLA citation. You don't need to remember everything, we have MLA citation manuals in the library that you can borrow. Also, the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University has an MLA guide with lots of examples.  Add it to your bookmarks and use it for all your assignments!!

 

CareerCruising @ your library®

CareerCruising.com has lots of useful career information. Log in from school or home with frhs as the username and panthers as the password.

Contact information: Please feel free to contact us via email:Jesse McDonnell  or by telephone at 724-327-5456 x 5023.

 

The weekly library schedule is posted every Monday outside the library.

Destiny is our online catalog.  In addition to seaching you can also create an account, keep a track of the books you've read, and see when the books you have on loan are due.  You need your 6-digit student ID number to create an account.

You can also access Destiny from home. 

Mock Trial

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