Winners Announced

Our school's celebration of Teen Read Week was a great success.

Everyone who participated in the scavenger hunt was able to choose a free gift from the library and three people went home with a little more change in their pockets. Congratulations to Haley Brazel, Jesse Hovater and John Allen Wright for being the winning entries in the hunt!

Scavenger Hunt winners

Jesse Hovater and John Allen Wright. Not pictured, Haley Brazel.

Students also had a chance to participate in an art contest, in which they would recreate the cover of a favorite book. Congratulations to Gordon, Abbey, Alyson and Bryan for their awesome artwork! Their entries were selected as the four winners. However, all creations entered were really, really good.

Art Contest winners

Gordon Vaught, Abbey Hinton, and Alyson Carter. Not pictured, Bryan Jenkins

As you may know, the library stays open late each day Monday - Thursday and students are always welcome to stop by for help on homework, research, etc. During TRW, each student who came was entered into a drawing for prizes. Those winning something for this were Randy Barlow, Destynie Henry, Anna Cook, Katie Young, Emily Thomas, Peightyn Gross, Gracie Oliver and Morgan Hall.

The library would like to thank everyone who particpated. We're already getting excited about next year.

Scavenger Hunt List Now Posted

Scavenger Hunt List 2010
All items will be returned.

WMS and staff are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Each item on the list is associated with a Newbery medalist or honor book.

A tombstone rubbing (from one dated prior to 1940)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

A 1962 penny
Penny from Heaven by Jennifer L. Holm

A drycleaner’s receipt/tag for shirts

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko

A wooden spool (with or w/out the thread)
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

A picture of our current town mayor
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

A teacher’s signature
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

A Montana state quarter (these were issued in 2007)
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson

A child’s plastic play shovel
Holes by Louis Sachar

A plastic or wooden apple
Rules by Cynthia Lord

A picture of a girl on a red swing
Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

An owl (not a real one - may be a stuffed animal, toy, etc.)
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen

3 recipes that include peanuts as an ingredient
Carver: A Life in Poems by Marilyn Nelson

Sea Salt in an emptied baby food jar
Olive’s Ocean by Kevin Henkes

A pamphlet from/advertising a nursing home or assisted living home
The Giver by Lois Lowery

A lace handkerchief
Number the Stars by Lois Lowery

The deadline for turning in items is Friday, Oct. 22 at 3:00 p.m. Of course, you may return them any time prior to that. However, once you have made a turn-in you cannot add to it later. For ex., you find and turn in 10 items. The next day you find 2 more items. You cannot turn those in.

Good luck!

TEEN READ WEEK 2010

What?
Scavenger Hunt

When?
October 18 – 22, 2010

Who?
Any student at Westmoreland Middle that chooses to participate

Why?
To celebrate Teen Read Week and have some fun!!!

How?
You will be given a list of items to find and will have a few days in which to find them.
You may go it alone or partner up and form a team.

Everyone who participates and turns in at least 8 items on the list will be entered into a drawing for an individual prize.

The person or team who is the first to turn in all items on the list will win the grand prize of $25. If you are a team you will, of course, have to share the prize.

You should not go out into neighborhoods unaccompanied. Make sure you have a parent with you.

You may not buy (or allow your parents to buy) or steal items. That would be cheating. You should either ask for them or find items that are free, such as things you would find in nature. If you cheat it will take the fun out of it and you will not feel good about yourself.

Where?
The hunting may be done wherever your parent(s) chooses. The turn-in spot is our school library beginning Tuesday, Oct. 19 at 7:30 a.m.

Many thanks...

...for your kind donations!!!

Spencer Baughn

Haley Brazel


William Green

Rachel Morris

Tutoring Available

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Come and SIT a while with Ms. Creasy. Free afternoon tutoring is available in the library. If interested, parents should call and schedule a session. Currently, these sessions are limited. Beginning on October 11 tutoring will be held each Monday-Thursday from 3:00 - 4:30.

Students may bring a snack with them to tutoring. Bottled water is also allowed.

Used Magazine Sale Continues

Our used magazines will continue to be on sale throughout next week.

Stop by and get you one while they last.

Used Magazine Sale

The library will be having a used magazine sale beginning on Monday, August 30 and running through Wednesday, September 1. All magazines are .50 each and are from this past year. Some of the titles for sale include...

J-14
People Stylewatch

Petersen's Hunting

The Tennessee Conservationist

Road and Track

Skateboarding

Four Wheeler

Teen Vogue

Wakeboarding

Girls' Life

Dance Spirit

Disney Family Fun

American Cheerleader

US Weekly

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Meet Our Library Workers

8th Grade

Katie Young and Rachael Herschberger

7th Grade

Taylor Crawford and Destiny Harrison



6th Grade

Mallory Graves and Peighton Gross

Become a Friend of the WMS Library

Henry Ford once said, "My best friend is the one who brings out the best in me." Bringing out the best in our school library takes many friends, people just like you who value the library.

For a donation of $10 per member (or $25 for a family membership) you can help enrich the library experience for our students. Your membership makes it possible for us to add even more materials to the collection and it supports many of our annual events.

Each member’s name will be added to a roster visible on this site. In addition, each student who becomes a friend (even through a family membership) will have his or her picture taken for our local paper, the Observer.

If you wish to become a member please stop by the library for a form -OR- simply write the names of those in your family wanting to join on a sheet of paper and return it, along with your donation, to Ms. Creasy. Checks should be made payable to WMS.

Thank you for your continued support.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another great year at Westmoreland Middle School. We look forward to seeing you in the library many times throughout the year.

Going home with students on Thursday or Friday, August 12 or 13 is a welcome brochure packed full of all kinds of useful information about our library, as well as a form for those wanting to become a Friend of the Library. Parents, if you do not receive one please just call and I'll be happy to send another home.

One thing I would like to make you aware of here is the address to our online catalog. If you would like to see what materials we have in our library please visit OPAC - our Online Public Access Catalog.

Again, here's to a fabulous year!

Ms. Creasy
Librarian