Spirit Hi-jinks in the Media Center
When you ask people how they picture a library in their minds, depending on the age of the person you are asking, most will say quiet, peaceful, solitude, happy. Today's Library Media Centers are in fact quite the opposite, at least in high school. Today's high school Media Center are a bustling and sometimes chaotic center to the school. A place for students to work on research papers & projects, check out books, work on group projects, or just a place to hang out when they have some free time. They are literally the "hub" of the school. The place from which everything else disseminates. In my three years of being a Media Center Specialist, I have witnessed many things happening in the Media Center. From drawings on the tables, to students testing, to faculty appreciation luncheons, to evening meetings of the PTSO, Parents Advisory Committee, and Athletic Boosters. I have seen students tutor each other, comfort each other, and even come in t...