Dear Students,
Starting today, and from now on, you will need a pass from a teacher to visit the library during tutorial time.
Yes, this is totally for real.
The passes were designed by art director extraordinaire
Mike Reed, and pass or not, they look freaking awesome! =)
Why are we doing this? Well, it's simple. Because you asked us to.
Last year, the Big House Library was popular beyond belief! But the noise level was often too loud to concentrate. Tutorial time is essentially a study hall, and the library is the largest classroom on campus. So if you want to be in the library at tutorial this year, you're going to have to shh! =)
There'll be a cop with a clipboard at the door checking passes. Forgeries will be confiscated and perpetrators will be prosecuted. So please ask a teacher to write you a real pass.
If you have any questions or concerns, please
contact Ms. Koval. But please note that these passes were approved by the Principal's Advisory Committee at Casa, so they're not going any where any time soon.
Thank you for your cooperation and compliance with the library tutorial pass program. With your help, it will rock! =)
Last week Mr. Hurwitz's English classes got a lesson in letter writing and practiced with some "Dear Ms. Koval" letters. I LOVED reading what you wrote! THANK YOU for your thoughtful ideas and for the stuff you said that made me LOL! =)
I mean, really! An air hockey table, a pool table, a snack bar, big screen tvs, and a temperpedic bed! You guys cracked me up for real! =)
It's not that I'm not for some of these things, it's just that I'm not for having them here. (On college campuses, you'll find all this cool stuff and more in the student union, not in the library.)
Talk to the PTSA and the Boosters about your ideas. Who knows, you might just make them happen! =)
Here are some of your awesome suggestions for improving the library.
1) the books & the mags..
music and musicians, sports and athletes, biographies, and "anything interesting"! =)
2) the space & the stuff...
couches and comfy chairs, bean bags, more tables, more computers, wi-fi, MySpace, movies, music, and "air freshener in the bathrooms"! =)
3) the atmosphere/the vibe...
You said you want the library to be a more relaxed place where you can talk, eat, work, read, and relax comfortably, or in your words, "chill"! =)
Now, I can't guarantee that all your requests will become realities, but some will for sure and soon! I swear! =)