Years ago, when I was on the ISTE Board of Directors,* I was honored to tour a few of the Nashville Metro schools & observe their amazing partnership with the Limitless Library system. It was the coolest! With one login kids could access all the public library databases, get one on one help,  AND request books online – and the library system trucks delivered those book right to their school! WOW! But did you know that something similar is available in Howard County?! W00t! (Not the delivering books part, a girl can dream, right?) Howard County students have FREE Access to millions o ..read more

from our friends at the Howard County Public Library:   Recommended Reads for Thanksgiving Whether you need a last-minute dessert recipe for your Thanksgiving meal or a seasonal picture book for your little one, we are here to help. Our team compiled several book lists for readers of all ages this Thanksgiving: Suggested titles for children and teens  Recommended nonfiction for adults  Seasonal fiction books for adults  While the public Library buildings will be closed on Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26, don’t forget that our digital collection is always availabl ..read more

Welcome Back Kiddos, Parents, & Families! This is my 25th year at MHMS! Wait, what?? Whoda thunk it!? I am SO honored to have been a part of this community since the beginning. I never thought I was one of those teachers who would stay in the same school for like, forever! But here I am, still happy, loving our quirky middle school kiddos and the vibrant and rich diversity of our amazing neighborhood! I also like that I live near our community and only have to drive 8 minutes to get here! This year is going to be challenging but fantastic! I’m so happy Ms. Bell, our amazing Media Assista ..read more

Hey Mountain Lions! Check out our Summer Reading Student Resource Course Canvas Page!  OR, if you’re a visitor here from outside our school – Welcome! Here are the Maryland Howard County Library resources listed below – Enjoy! From the Howard County Library webpage: “Each summer the Howard County Library System’s (HCLS) Summer Reading Club provides an educational bridge between the end of one school year and the beginning of the next. Children, teens, and adults are invited to participate in Summer Reading.” *Sponsored by Friends & Foundation of Howard County Library System INTROD ..read more

Hey Mountain Lions! Check out our Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Month Resources on our Student Resource Course Canvas Page!  OR, if you’re a visitor here from outside our school – Welcome! Here are the resources listed below minus the HCPSS district stuff! Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Resources Join our learning community in “celebrating the generations of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) (Links to an external site.) Americans who have enriched global society, playing a critical role in its development and success. Curated d ..read more

The High School Literary Magazine Rainbow Vision Needs You! Rainbow Vision Literary Magazine ISO student submissions! “Rainbow Vision is specifically looking for material for our literary magazine that has an LGBTQIA+ theme, is written by LGBTQIA+ authors AND their allies, and/or is written for an LGBTQIA+ audience. We are currently accepting short stories, poetry, art work, song lyrics, personal narratives, essay, film/video, music/audio, photography, script/play/manuscript, drawing, etc.” – Ms. Danielle DuPuis The deadline to submit is April 1st. Click HERE to submit your creative prod ..read more

Our MHMS Curbside Library Media Book Pick Up Program is Going Strong! HOW This Works: Hey Murray Hillers! As I’ve mentioned in my many Canvas messages and grade level Student Resource Course announcements (you’ve read all those, right?) Our Curbside Book Pick-Up Program is going strong!  The only snag has been our PAC system sometimes goes down for maintenance. If you try to shop for books and the page won’t load let me know ASAP so I can get on the phone to yell at them to fix it.  Errr… I mean, so I can gently alert them to the problem.  Shop our online Public Access Catalog ..read more

Hey Mountain Lions! Enjoy the latest MHTV News Show written, filmed, produced, edited and created by our talented #MHTVNews producers & staff! Closed Captioning Available – Click the CC ..read more

Virtual Learning Fall 2020  Welcome Back to School! Well, hello! I’m so happy you’re here! This is a start of a school year unlike any we’ve ever experienced before. Duh! I know, right? But still, I have to say it because we’re all learning how to navigate this virtual landscape together. (Would that it could look like Second Life or Minecraft! LOL)  But I do know, is that we are determined, as a community, to make this work as best we can for everybody and that I’m here for you! For the first few weeks of school Ms. Bell and I will be busy helping kids & teachers with technology ..read more

Our #MHMSMetro student run & #GTSeminar newspaper is available for download! Here is the latest issue! DOWNLOAD PDF: COL Issue 6.pdf ..read more