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Technology Workers Day
Posted Friday, March 10, 2000
March 10, 2000 was Technology Workers Day at LFCHS. Check out the celebration pictures! (click the link under this photo)

Wireless Networking Taking Shape
Posted Tuesday, February 08, 2000
The high school has taken the first steps toward creating a school-wide wireless data network. Using Apple Computer's "Airport" system of transmitters and wireless network cards, iMacs and iBooks equipped with wireless cards will be able to access the district network from anywhere in the building without plugging into a wall jack. Network access means internet connection and access to network printers and servers. Since iBooks can run on battery power, they will be totally "wireless." Our goal is to expand network access beyond computer labs and limited locations in classrooms.

More New Paperbacks!
Posted Monday, January 24, 2000
Readers will be pleased to know that we have received another shipment of new paperbacks. These include fiction of all kinds and many non-fiction titles.Check out the NEW BOOKS display area in the media center.

ACT Prep Software Now Available!
Posted Wednesday, January 05, 2000
The media center has multiple copies of the computer program ACTive Prep, which helps students prepare to take the ACT test. These copies may be checked out from the media center to use on your home computer. The program comes on CD-ROM and is very multi-media intensive, so you will need a fairly recent and powerful PC with Windows 95/98 or an iMac. More information is available in the media center.

New iMacs
Posted Thursday, December 30, 1999
We have just received a shipment of new iMac and iBook computers. Ten of the new iMacs will be assigned to the Industrial Tech Lab. They will be able to run Mac and Windows programs. Another twelve iMacs will replace old computers on teacher desks. Five iBooks will be available for teachers to checkout for use with their students or to take home overnight. We will be trying out Apple's new "AirPort" wireless networking on the iBooks. The computers will run Apple's new Macinstosh Manager security and network management system. The computers are being set up now and should hit the lab and classrooms by mid-January.

New Paperbacks Have Arrived
Posted Friday, December 17, 1999

The Media Center received our 1st shipment of new paperbacks,just in time for the holidays! There is a nice assortment of young adult novels, suspense, fantasy, science fiction and a couple of romances.

FREE BOOKMARKS with each book you check out!

New Paperbacks Ordered
Posted Monday, December 13, 1999
The Media Center should soon have many new paperback fiction books available for checkout. Titles will include mystery, science fiction, romance and an assortment of general fiction of interest to young adults. We hope to get them in before the Christmas break. Check back here and watch the Morning Report for news of their arrival.

Spanish Language Encyclopedia
Posted Thursday, December 09, 1999

A Spanish language encyclopedia, Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en linea, is available on a trial basis until the end of January, 2000. You can use it by directing Netscape or Internet Explorer to http://nec.grolier.com or by clicking on the graphic below. Let us know how you like it!

Check the Calendar!
Posted Thursday, December 09, 1999
Be sure to check the calendar link to the right to see what classes have been booked into the media center. Information on closings, special events, etc. will also be posted as needed.