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Social Studies teacher Lori Zang-Berns lectures to her class about different world governments

Jack Robeson, Digital Media Editor in Chief

April 18, 2024

On April 8, during the eclipse, librarians, Jane Lingafelter and Robin Van Iwaarden, look at the sun using solar viewers, while on the field. Students and staff spent time on the field during the eclipse. The next partial eclipse in Missouri wont be till 2045.

Julia Dean, Digital Media Staff

April 16, 2024

Social Studies teacher Steve Klawiter will have his AP World History class take the digital exam this May. He said he looks forward to seeing how his students will perform on the exam. “Its been very clear theyre moving towards digital. Since the pandemic started, theyve been putting the pieces in place to go digital, Klawiter said. “I think that ultimately it’s going to be more beneficial because with systems like Canvas and Google Classroom, students are used to more digital activities and less handwriting activities.” 
Nine AP exams will transition to digital format in 2025, additional six in 2026
April 11, 2024
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Hot Links: Five Websites for Finding New Reading Material

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www.amazon.com

The best thing about Amazon when it comes to finding new books (or any other kind of media) is that it’s a one stop shop; it’ll give you recommendations based on what you’ve purchased recently, and you can purchase things straight from there.

www.tvtropes.org

TV Tropes is a dangerous little rabbit hole, but I’m going to link to it anyway. It’s a wiki specifically focused on storytelling tropes (and, like Amazon, not specific to literature). While it’s not intended to act as a way to find new material, the way it weaves pages about actual entertainment, to the tropes that can be found in them, back to more entertainment means that finding something that will interest you will be simple.

www.whatshouldireadnext.com

What Should I Read Next? is probably the simplest of these kinds of sites. It asks you to enter the title of a book or the name of an author you enjoy and it’ll print a massive list of similar titles for you to peruse. And wouldn’t you know, the Info/Buy button next to the titles links straight to its Amazon search results.

www.openingthebook.com/whichbook

Whichbook allows you to search for books based more on thematic lines rather than similarities to other books. It lets you select four gradient scales (like happy to sad, funny to serious, or conventional to unusual) and choose what point on the scale you’re interested in. It’ll give you a number of suggestions based on your selections.

www.thestaffrecommends.com

The Staff Recommends is a bare-bones site written primarily by John Warner that updates with his professional suggestions once a week. It doesn’t take your personal tastes into account, but runs on the premise that if you find something that may interest you, it’ll be good.

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