Senior High School

                                                                                                                             

Mission & Goals
The GISH Media Center is designed to be a comprehensive support to the school's instructional program.  The Media Center provides a wide range of materials, inservice, and support to all students and staff.  Our mission is to facilitate effective, independent use of information and resources while maintaining and encouraging a lifelong love affair with reading.

Inservice on information researching skills are a product of collaboration between the media specialist and the classroom teacher.  These skills are integrated and utilized within the curriculum.  Inservice participants receive instruction before and during research activities that is designed to meet district and state media skills standards.  These skills are then reinforced during subsequent visits to the Media Center.

All students and staff are invited to utilize the media center for academic, curricular, and instructional support as well as for independent reading.

Staff
Please feel free to ask any staff member for assistance when seeking information in our Media Center.
    Integration Specialist              Katrina Rother
    Integration Specialist              Julie Hehnke
    LAN Manager                       Kevin Pfefferle
    Media Secretary                     Joann Ruzicka

Hours    Hours change starting October 29th
Monday - Thursday     7:00 am-4:30 pm
Friday                           7:00 am-3:30 pm
 **Exceptions** early dismissal days & preholiday days the MC closes when school is dismissed

Resources
The Media Center offers and extensive collection of print and non-print resources including nonfiction, reference and fiction books, magazines/periodicals, daily newspapers, and online databases.  The Media Center's non-fiction resources have been selected with the intent to support the school's instructional program/curriculum.

Main Library Computers
This area will be for "drop-in" use.  Students with an open period or a presigned pass from the MC staff are welcome.  Students will be required to show their picture identification and their word of the day definition at the sign-in desk as well as for material check out.

Labs 553/564
These areas will be for class computer use only.  Teachers may reserve time in either lab at the circulation desk.

Circulation Policies
Our circulation system is computerized.  Students MUST use their student identification cards to check out materials.  The list below explains our check out policies concerning specific materials:
   
    Reference books                                   Overnight only**
    Current Magazines (plastic folders)      MC use only
    Back Issues - Magazines                      2 weeks
    Nonfiction and Fiction books               2 weeks
**Reference books are due BEFORE 1st period on the date due

Overdue materials are subject to a $.10 fine per day per item