READ Poster Contest

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Win movie tickets and school-wide fame by creating your own READ poster! Here are some guidelines:
  • Entries due Wednesday, November 30th
  • File must be a jpg file
  • Leave room in your picture for the word "READ"
  • If a student is in the picture, he/she must fill out a media release formthat has to be signed by parents.
  • If a student is in the picture, provide name and year of graduation (this may or may not be included in the picture)
  • All pictures must be school-appropriate (no gentlemen with shirts off, etc.)
  • Use www.picnik.com to edit your picture. It will allow you to include text and still be a jpg file. If you need help, ask a member of the media center staff.
  • Turn in a color print (no charge in the media center) with your name, advisement teacher, and advisement period to Mrs. Frilot by November 2nd. You can enter as many as you like! 

Summer Reading 2011

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Click here for the Summer Reading 2011 List.

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Media Festival 2011

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The Media Festival is designed to showcase student involvement and work with media technology, like live action videos, animation, podcasts, sequential stills (like photo stories) and interactive stills (such as a powerpoint story with links). Competition starts at the school level, then continues on to county, state, and international. It's a good opportunity to have your work win an award! 

See this page for more information. Stop by the media center with any questions. All materials (forms and project) are due Wednesday, February 23rd.

The Barnes and Noble Book Fair is Back!

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The Barnes and Noble book fair is back! B&N will set up shop in the media center on Tues. Nov. 30th and Wed. Dec 1st. Please come and shop for yourself and your holiday gifts. You can pay by cash, check, or credit card. Proceeds go to buy more books for the media center.

If you want to order online, visit bn.com/bookfairs to support CHHS on Tues. Nov. 30th or Wed., Dec. 1st by entering bookfair ID 10324598 at checkout. 

Former Falcon and Author Tim Green + Free Pizza!

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Come meet best-selling author and former Atlanta Falcon Tim Green on Friday, December 3rd. Mr. Green will be speaking and signing his books at the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center at 7pm. Students who attend will earn one volunteer hour and a coupon for a free pizza from Marco's Pizza! (while supplies last). If you are a football player or cheerleader, be sure to wear your jersey or uniform and show that Eagle pride!

This event is part of Gwinnett County Public Library's "Fall into the Arts" program and more information can be found at www.gwinnettfallintothearts.org. Directions from CHHS to the Norcross Cultural Arts and Community Center are below (estimated 24 min travel time:



   1. Start out going SOUTH on TAYLOR RD NW toward CHIMNEY WALK DR NW.  (go 1.72 miles)
   2. Turn LEFT onto LAWRENCEVILLE SUWANEE RD NW/GA-317 S.  (go 0.17 miles)
   3. Take the 1st RIGHT onto DEAN RD NW.  (go 1.41 miles)
   4. Turn LEFT onto OLD PEACHTREE RD NW.  (go 0.71 miles)
   5. Turn SLIGHT LEFT.  (go 0.09 miles)
   6. Merge onto I-85 S/GA-403 S via the ramp on the LEFT.  (go 6.58 miles)
   7. Take the GA-378/BEAVER RUIN RD exit, EXIT 102, toward LILBURN.  (go 0.27 miles)
   8. Merge onto BEAVER RUIN RD NW/GA-378 W toward NORCROSS.  (go 2.94 miles)
   9. Turn LEFT onto BUFORD HWY NW/US-23/GA-13.  (go 0.45 miles)
   10. Take the 3rd RIGHT onto BRITT AVE NW.  (go 0.17 miles)
   11. BRITT AVE NW becomes COLLEGE ST.  (go 0.01 miles)
   12. 10 COLLEGE ST is on the RIGHT.  (go 0 miles)

READ Poster Contest Time!

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Think you can make a READ poster? Give it a shot! The best entry will have the poster featured on the media center's website, displayed in the media center, AND will win free movie tickets! Here are some guidelines:
  • Entries due Tuesday, October 26th
  • File must be a jpg file
  • Leave room in your picture for the word "READ"
  • If a student is in the picture, he/she must fill out a media release form that has to be signed by parents.
  • If a student is in the picture, provide name and year of graduation (this may or may not be included in the picture)
  • Try to include "@ the CHHS Media Center" if possible somewhere on the picture
  • All pictures must be school-appropriate (no gentlemen with shirts off, etc.)
  • Use www.picnik.com to edit your picture. It will allow you to include text and still be a jpg file. If you need help, ask a member of the media center staff.

FREE Movie Tickets! One more way to win...

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All you have to do is come to the media center and check out a book - it's that easy! Two free movie passes will be given away on October 29th. You can enter up to five times! Check out five books over the course of the month, and you'll have five entries in the contest. Stop by to browse the shelves, or ask us for a recommendation! 

Book Fair is Back!

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Barnes and Noble is coming to Collins Hill! Stop by the media center on May 11th or 12th. Students will have the opportunity to buy books from the summer reading list, as well as popular young adult titles. If you'd like to purchase anything from Barnes & Noble, you can stop by the Mall of Georgia store and mention Collins Hill, or buy online at bn.com/bookfairs. A part of the proceeds benefits Collins Hill. The code to enter at checkout is 10172252. We appreciate your support!

FREE Movie Tickets - Part 2

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Think you can make a READ poster? Give it a shot! The best entry will have the poster featured on the media center's website, displayed outside the media center, AND will win free movie tickets! Here are some guidelines:
  • Entries due Wednesday, April 28th
  • File must be a jpg file
  • Leave room in your picture for the word "READ"
  • If a student is in the picture, he/she must fill out a media release form that has to be signed by parents.
  • If a student is in the picture, provide name and year of graduation (this may or may not be included in the picture)
  • Try to include "@ the CHHS Media Center" if possible somewhere on the picture
  • All pictures must be school-appropriate (no gentlemen with shirts off, etc.)
  • Use www.picnik.com to edit your picture. It will allow you to include text and still be a jpg file. If you need help, ask a member of the media center staff.

April is National Poetry Month

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Embrace your inner poet and check out a poetry book this month! Don't forget you can enter to win movie tickets when you do. And women often like this stuff, so gentlemen, what are you waiting for?

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

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Well, technically his birthday is March 2nd, but we’re gearing up to celebrate it and Read Across America day. You can participate by signing up to read to the students across the road at Walnut Grove Elementary and earn volunteer hours. I’ll do my best to have Cat in the Hat hats for everyone! Here are the highlights:

* Attend three 30-minute meetings after school (Tues, Feb. 9; Wed. Feb. 17, and Mon. March 1)

* Read to students at Walnut Grove on March 2nd during school

* Earn 2.5 volunteer hours

* Deadline to register is Thursday, February 4th.

Consider joining in the festivities! See us in the media center for more information.

~Mrs. Frilot

Media Festival 2010

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Podcasts have been added to the Media Festival this year! Media Festival, in case you don't know, is designed to showcase student involvement and work with media technology, like live action videos, animation, podcasts, sequential stills (like photo stories) and interactive stills (such as a powerpoint story with links). Competition starts at the school level, then continues on to county, state, and international. It's a good opportunity to have your work win an award! 

See Mrs. Frilot in the Media Center for more information. Forms are linked below. All materials (forms and project) are due Wednesday, February 24th.

Forms you must turn in:
Media Festival Entry Form
About My Project
Media Release Form
Copyright Compliance

Judging criteria for your information:
Animation
Live Action
Podcasts
Website or Interactive Stills
Sequential Stills

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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Well, technically his birthday is March 2nd, but we’re gearing up to celebrate it and Read Across America day. You can participate by signing up to read to the students across the road at Walnut Grove Elementary and earn volunteer hours. I’ll do my best to have Cat in the Hat hats for everyone! Here are the highlights: * Attend three 30-minute meetings after school

* Read to students at Walnut Grove on March 2nd during school

* Earn 2.5 volunteer hours

* Deadline to register is Thursday, February 4th.

Consider joining in the festivities! See me in the media center for more information.

~Mrs. Frilot

The deadline to submit writing or art for The Epiphany, Collins Hill High School's literary-arts magazine, will be February 1.  Act now!  Give your entries to a lit mag member or to Mr. Schneider in 2.104 before school.    You also can submit on the website: www.collinshillepiphany.webs.com

Calling All High School Students - The Atlanta Hawks Poetry Slam Contest is a shout-out especially to you, an invitation to your turn your thoughts into verse and speak them aloud. Enter the Atlanta Hawks Poetry Slam Contest and you could make it to the finals at the Hard Rock Café and take home a laptop computer, 32" flat screen TV, GPS system or autographed Hawks merchandise. The top winner will also perform during the half-time of the Atlanta Hawks game on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Don't delay, submit your entry today. The deadline is November 15th. For more info, go to http://www.nba.com/hawks/community/Educational_Programs.html .

Did you read Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins yet? Put it at the top of your list if you haven't. Then go to The Book Muncher website, read the review of the sequel - Catching Fire - and enter the contest.

Like to make documentaries? You could win $$$$ by entering C-SPAN's Student Cam competition.

The Journalism / Lit Mag class has a new website: The Talon.  Read all about what's happening at CHHS.

We are very excited to share some great news - the CHHS Media Center was given the distinction "Exceptional Library Media Program" for 2009 by the Georgia Department of Education. Thanks to everyone to helps makes us a great program! 

NoodleTools is now available to help you with your works cited page, parenthetical citations, and even taking notes online. Ask Mrs. Frilot or Mrs. Golemme for the password for our school (we can't legally post it here for obvious reasons!) and then you can create your own account. No more guessing or worrying about plagiarism, or losing notecards, or messy works cited pages!

There is NEW furniture in the media center by the windows! Come in to try out the comfy seating or the high top tables.

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State Media Festival results are in! Congratulations go out to Steven Kleckner, Trent Keatley, Katherine Elmore, and the Eagle Vision News team for having entries scoring 96 or above! They now move onto international competition.   

April is National Poetry Month, and to celebrate a poetry reading will be held in the media center during 7th period on April 29th. Be sure to join us, or volunteer to read a poem! Stop by the media center for more info, or contact Mrs. Frilot at Holly_Frilot@gwinnett.k12.ga.us.

Our spotlighted student poet is Poorna Rajeevan, class of 2010. Her submitted poem is below:

An Etched Rainbow
Look at us - a rainbow,
Damped across the dewed clouds in the sky.
We boast our stained colors,
Wearing our love with a certain pride.

It rains, it thunders.
A thousand tears downing your fearful cry.
But I take your hand,
And dance with you,
Like a rainbow etched in a mourning sky.

Media Festival News!  Congratulations go out to Steven Kleckner, Trent Keatley, Katherine Elmore, Renee Crozier, and the Eagle Vision News team for having entries scoring 96 or above! They now move onto state competition.  

The new Georgia Peach Top 20 Books for Teens list has been announced!

PhotoStory 3, a new program that makes "show-n-tell cool again," is now available on the media center computers!