Media Center Hours
Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Media Center Staff
Media Specialist: Mr. Harper 301-284-4570
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Media Assistant: Dr. Wu 301-284-4570
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Media Assistant: Mrs. Shaat 301-284-4570
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Media Services Technician: 301-284-4574 |
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IT Systems Specialist: 301-284-4575
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Black-Eyed Susan Program
We are launching our annual Black-Eyed Susan (BES) Book Award program. Each year, Maryland students select outstanding books for the BES Book Awards. Since 1992, the BES Award has been given to one book in each grade level category. Students can vote for their favorite book after reading at least three of the nominated books in a category. BES committee members tally votes from across the state to determine the winner at each grade level. As an honor bestowed by Maryland students, winning authors receive an award and recognize the BES award.
The BES reading initiative at GHS aims to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. These nominated books provide students with new insight into their own lives and broaden their understanding of the human experience. Students are encouraged to participate, and we recognize the best readers at the end of the year with a special party. For more information on this year's nominees, please visit the dedicated BES page on our website:
https://gaithersburghs-montgomeryschoolsmd.libguides.com/mediacenter/BES
Sora provides the quickest and easiest way to get started with digital titles from our school. Students can simply log in using school credentials and instantly access hundreds of eBooks and audio books on virtually any device. Get started today at https://soraapp.com or download the free Sora app for Android or iOS.
April is National Poetry Month, and Kate Quinlan, one of our English teachers, is arranging events during REM in April to celebrate poetry and the power of language across ALL languages.
Students AND STAFF (this means you!) can sign up to perform poetry.
April 9th: in the PAC, students and staff can sign up to perform SPANISH language poetry.
April 11, in the Media Center, students and staff can sign up to perform poetry in all languages other than English and Spanish.
April 16, in the Media Center, students and staff can sign up to perform poetry in dialects (Haitian Creole, Spanglish, Jamaican Patois, etc.)
April 23, in the Media Center, STAFF who want to share poems they have written.
April 25, in the Media Center, STUDENTS who want to share poems they have written.
Reading Recommendations
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