Prince George's County Public Schools

 
High Point Library Media Center

High Point High School
3601 Powder Mill Road
Beltsville, Maryland 20705

openbook

Linda S. Langr, Library Media Specialist

Connie Moultrie, Library Paraprofessional

Library Newsletters

High Point Library Catalog 
(available from school only)
Select High Point from the list of schools.

Library Databases

Search Engines:

 •Google

Yahoo Alta Vista  •Excite

Class Resources:

High Point Mission Statement
High Point High School, in partnership with parents and the community, is dedicated to educating students from a variety of backgrounds through the collaboration of highly qualified teachers, rigorous data-driven instruction and student-centered activities.  These initiatives will enable students to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in an ever-changing society, a safe and orderly environment, and a climate of high expectations.

High Point Media Center Mission Statement
A school library media program integrated into the school curriculum is essential to effectively educate students to succeed in our information-based society. The High Point library media program is designed to support national, Maryland, Prince George's County, and High Point curriculum goals. The High Point Media Center provides an organized, diverse collection of materials in a variety of formats  that supports and enriches the curriculum.

The mission of the High Point High School Library Media Center is to provide access to a collection of print and non-print materials that support the high school curriculum and research needs as well as encourages and enriches reading; to provide students with access and opportunities to use information and technology responsibly and to develop computer literacy skills; and help students develop information literacy and evaluation skills.

Media Center News

High Point Students,
Enjoy your summer.
Keep reading!

This Fall,
soar like an eagle. 
eagleflying
Spend your Eagle Time 

in the High Point Library Media Center.

 Internet Resources:

Career Information:

U.S. Department of Labor

 Maryland Department of Labor

College Information:

CollegeCareerInfo

 College Board.com

 College Search

 Financial Aid

 ScholarshipSearch

SAT Help web sites:

SAT Practice-College Board

Sat Online 

Bibliography Help sites:
Easy Bib  

Citation Machine 

HSA Practice site:
HSA Exam.org 
How to create a Graph:
Create A Graph by Kids Zone 

Internet for Classrooms--graphs 
using Microsoft Excell 

How to use a Graphing Calculator
Algebra.Help 

Prentice-Hall 


 

Homework Help:

Dictionary
(Merriam-Webster)

Anharic Dictionary

 Worldbook Encyclopedia

  Biography

  National Gallery of Art Kids

 High School Hub

 Internet Public Library

Virtual Field Trips

School Improvement In MD 

Science:

Chemicool

Periodic Table


 World of Physics

 How Stuff Works

 Technology Encyclopedia

Gray's Anatomy  

Social Studies:

U.S. Government
 FirstGov

 This Nation 
(Government and politics)

News:

Washington Post

 Reuter's

 CNN

 World Newspapers (English)

 New.York.Times

 Zona Latino (Spanish)

 B.B.C.

 AfricaNewsOnline

 Foreign Wire

 Stock Quotes

 Weather

 Sporting News

Local News:

Gazette 

Prince George's Post 

Beltsville News 

Local Television Stations:

NBC WRC Channel 4

FOX 5 

ABC WJLA 7

News Channel 8

CBS WUSA 9 

PBS WETA 26  
  
PBS WHUT 32 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recommended Reading:

Prince George's County Public Library Teen Center Booklists

American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults

L.A. Public Library Teens Page

Teen Reads 

Book Loons 
Book reviews by and for Teens

LB Teens 
Interviews with some of your favorite authors

Info Soup Teen Reading 

Authors 4 Teens 

Teens at Random Authors 

Young Adults and Kids Books 
Author Interviews
 

Provo City Library List of Teen Author web sites 

Information Literacy:

Big 6 Website

Big 6 for Kids  

Public Libraries:

Prince George's County
Memorial Library
 

Montgomery County Libraries

The U.S. Library of Congress 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Teacher and Faculty Web Pages & Textbook Tutorials