NHS Media Center

Packed lunchtime SGA meeting today in the media center #studentvoice @MCPS

What an amazing afternoon with author Ciera Burch in celebration of her YA book, Something Kindred, from @fsgbooks 📖 thank you @AOBFound for sponsoring this event & gifting books to our students ❤️ we can’t wait to read it! 👀@NorthwoodPrin @MCPSSLMP

Amazing World of Work today with National Geographic producer & MCPS alum, David Varillas- hippos, the pope & more! Thank you! @MCPSSLMP @PonceMq @NorthwoodPrin Gladiators- every Wednesday during lunch!! Come through!! Network, Learn, And earn SSL hours! 🎥🦛📺

World of Work Wednesdays are happening every week in the media center at lunch! Some recent community members who given their time to our students include a community health school nurse 👩🏾‍⚕️, the VP of an interpretation/translation company 📖as well as a senior civil designer🏛️

World of Work career talks happening on Wednesdays in the media center during lunch! Thanks to recent guests Mr. Brammer who shared @PeaceCorps experience & Mr. Goss, a senior civil designer! earn SSL hours & hear from community members about their educational & career paths

SSL HOURS OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS ⬇️ The contest is open to secondary students, who can earn 10 SSL hours for participating. They can enter the contest on their own or as a group; however, students may only participate in one entry. Enter here: bit.ly/3FvroQE.

Many thanks to @AOBFound for bringing @ggmccall Guadalupe Garcia McCall to speak with our students about her new novel Echoes of Grace from @LEEandLOW “I write books to show the world who we are-We are beautiful people” @NorthwoodPrin @MCPSSLMP @saah_mrs

Today was a special day✨Many thanks to @cgomeratavarez (author of High Spirits) for visiting NHS library & answering all our students’ questions about reading📚 writing✍️ art🎨 college decisions🎓& identity🇩🇴 @MCPSYouMatter @MCPSSLMP @GladiatorPTSA @NorthwoodPrin @saah_mrs

Our first period student aides had an idea to showcase our school’s heritage year-round! (We’ll add heritage month information at the bottom, but the map stays up all year!) All are welcome to place a sticker on the map 🗺️ @MCPSSLMP @MCPSYouMatter @NorthwoodPrin @GladiatorPTSA

Brought out our collection of Northwood Yearbooks for our Alumni tour!🔴⚫️ @NorthwoodPrin @MCPSYouMatter @GladiatorPTSA @chrishlynn1

September is Library card sign-up month 📚Our Library Advisory Board ran a sign-up station today at lunch (and promoted an upcoming author visit!) @MCPL_Libraries @MCPSSLMP @MCPSYouMatter @GladiatorPTSA

It was so cool for our students to have some activities being provided on a half day! Thank you! @NHS_MediaCenter @Gladiator_Hoops @NorthwoodAMTAD #AfricanHeritageMonth #GLADIATORPRIDE

Thank you to all the new Gladiators that stopped by yesterday & signed up to join our NHS Library Book Club & Library Advisory Board ✨special thanks to Anita & Danny for representing NHS Library Clubs!! 📚

Congratulations Izzy!! 👏 We are so proud of you! ---------- Isabella Majarowitz, NHS 2022 grad & GMU student was awarded the Honors College Schwartzstein First Semester Research Award for her project on disparites in policing of Washington, DC & Baltmore City, MD public schools

Many thanks to @MontgomeryParks for visiting yesterday to provide info. about invasive species & share volunteer opportunities to help survey, manage/treat and evaluate non-native invasive species this summer 🌿☀️ @mcpsvolunteers @NWcounselors @MCPSSLMP @MCPSYouMatter @PonceMq

"I honestly don’t care what you read, as long as you’re reading something." @JasonReynolds83 in our June Cover Story ow.ly/hQT650OGChg

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 @NorthwoodPrin @MCPSSLMP @saah_mrs @PonceMq @NWcounselors

Wellness Friday @ Lunch - Students created personalized journals 📔 to use throughout the summer ☀️ @PonceMq @NWcounselors @NorthwoodPrin @GladiatorPTSA

Summer Book Club! Available to MCPS students. FREE BOOK included with Registration:

Many thanks to our NHS Student Library Advisory Board (LAB) for all your ideas, work and input!! ❤️ @saah_mrs @NorthwoodPrin @MCPSSLMP @MCPSYouMatter