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“Science through Science Fiction” featured The Blob in the WSHS Media Center.

The WSHS Media Center wing has 29 computers for student use and wireless capability.

View of Waterville Senior High School Media Center’s Circulation Room. Students can browse the collection, newspapers, 80 periodicals, and the Internet in this area.

Waterville Senior High School Media Center

“This is better than anything on the Sci-Fi channel” was a student response to Waterville Senior High School’s “Science Through Science Fiction” movie night.

A Coburn Classical Institute Grant made the media center presentation of The Blob (1958, Steve McQueen version) possible. The grant was a collaborative initiative by science teacher Rose Smith and library media director Kathleen Toubman. The grant program will assist students in their understanding of scientific principles through the viewing of science fiction films and the reading of science fiction novels. The event was an opportunity to engage students and teachers plus be entertaining and educational. Did you know that the Arctic is a repository for frozen blobs?

WSHS Media Center serves 650 students. We have two main rooms. The Circulation Room is for general student browsing and homework and the Learning Center is use for class research and quiet study. Our mission is to provide opportunities for students to acquire knowledge, to develop skills, and to foster attitudes necessary for learning. Our programs and services assist students in becoming life-long learners. We provide a welcoming atmosphere for all students and staff.

Highlights

• 21 classes used the Learning Center in October, content areas: English, Social Studies, Science, Health, Art, Foreign Language, and Band.
• High student usage of the media center, October statistics: 4304 students used the circulation room and 1080 students used the Learning Center.
• October 870 books circulated.
• Tutoring provided by the Learning Center staff.
• “Science through Science Fiction” grant. Free movie night The Blob and the purchase of science fiction novels.
• Collaborate with Colby College’s Waterville Literacy Connections an oral history project.
• Book Club started the year with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and our next selection is The Life of Pi. Our club would like to connect with another book club via the ATM network.
• Teen Read Week: student and staff recommendations bulletin board.
• “Get Caught Reading” initiative. “Catch” students and staff members reading. Post photos and video for the school community. This project was collaboration with the WSHS English department and literacy initiative.
• Use technology to present information and strengthen student learning skills.
• Thirty student laptops to be signed out.
• School-wide literacy initiative. The media center promotes reading by offering a wide selection of books, appealing to a diverse student population.
• Video production lab.
• University of Maine’s Museums by Mail is presently featuring Alan Magee’s work in the media center.
• The art department enhances our media center with their wonderful student projects.