Xavier School - High School Learning Resource Center

A Math book that does not require solving, is that even possible?

These books from Corwin Press show the different side of Mathematics: one book helps enhance learning in the classroom, and the other talks about how Math can be utilized to address social injustice. Read or borrow these professional titles at the HS LRC.

Still thinking on how to spend your summer break? 🤔

Check out some of the latest ebooks that we have in the Sora app and indulge yourself into reading! 📚
https://bit.ly/SORACatalog

Just follow these 3 simple steps in setting up your Sora account:

1. Download the Sora App or Visit soraapp.com.
2. Click ‘Find my school’ and Select Xavier School.
2. Log in using your XS Gmail as your ‘Library card.’

That’s it! Online reading has never been this fun and easy! 🥰

Ang boses ng kabataan, hindi lang dapat makabuluhan - dapat makatotohanan!

Join us in welcoming award-winning journalist Ms. Karen Davila this coming Thursday as she guides us in our unfamiliar journey towards relevant and responsive research.

Kitakits sa Kongresong Pampananaliksik 2023: Sulong, Lakbayin ang Makabuluhang Pananaliksik ngayong ika-9 ng Pebrero, 8:00AM-3:30PM!

Congratulations to our Movie Adaptation winners! 📚

Student Category
1st place - Marcus Gavin Villarino - G12E
2nd place - Enzo Raphael Thelmo - G7I
3rd place - Kyle Zachary Chua-Unsu - G10C

Faculty & Staff Category
Mr. Enervon Sanchez

You may claim your prizes at the Circulation desk starting today, February 2, 2023.

Continue to feel the cinema vibes by exploring the OPAC (https://bit.ly/XSHSLRCOPAC) for print books, and SORA (https://soraapp.com) for ebooks and audiobooks.

Thank you for liking the movie and loving the book! ✨

If you like the movie, you will love the book! 🎞️

The HS LRC brings you to the cinema through our collection of books! 📚

Let’s bring back the memories of cinema by submitting movie adaptations to https://bit.ly/LRCFilmAdaptations.

Submission of entry: until January 30, 2023 (Mon)
Announcement of winners: January 31, 2023 (Tue) via Schoology and the HS LRC social media platforms

Prizes: Student Category F/S Category
1st prize - 1000 Fully Booked GC 1st prize - 500 Starbucks GC
2nd prize - 600 Fully Booked GC 2nd prize - 300 Starbucks GC
3rd prize - 300 Fully Booked GC 3rd prize - 200 Starbucks GC

Congratulations to our top fleXSer, Mr. Christian Bumatayo! You may claim your prize at the Circulation Desk.

Chers’, we know it has been a busy month, so we’re extending the deadline!

Submit your unit plans to [email protected] on or before January 6, 2023, and who knows you might be HS LRC’s top fleXSer!

Christmas is fast approaching. Are you still wondering how you’ll spend your Christmas break? 🤔

Think no further, because we've compiled a list of good reads for you to binge on!

Log in to Sora to explore new ebook collections, including fiction novels, manga, and even academic books. 📚

Browse through the catalog at bit.ly/HSLRCNewSoraEbooks and visit https://soraapp.com to check them out and read comfortably wherever you are this Christmas. 🎄🧑‍🎄

Five days to go before we crown the TOP 1 in this year’s Readathon. 💪

Let’s take a look at the leaderboards. 😎

Grab this opportunity to beef up your reading list for the upcoming Christmas break. You may still borrow and read HS LRC resources to earn more points that would propel your team to victory!

Visit our OPAC (https://destiny.xs.edu.ph/) to browse the HS LRC print collections and log in to Sora (https://soraapp.com/) for eBooks and audiobooks. 😎

Don’t forget to enjoy and spread the love for reading! 💙💛📚

What’s up readers! 👋 Here’s an update on who's leading this year’s Readathon. 💪

To earn more points, borrow more HS LRC resources to propel your team to victory! Amazing prizes will be awarded to our final TOP scorers on December 9, 2022.

You may visit our OPAC (https://destiny.xs.edu.ph/) to browse the HS LRC print collections, or log in to Sora (https://soraapp.com/) for eBooks and audiobooks. 😎

Continue spreading the love for reading! 💙💛📚

Did you miss last week’s book fair? Worry not, ‘coz we’re bringing you more!

The GS LRC, in partnership with Fully Booked, will be having a Book Fair on November 28 to December 1, 2022 from 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM. This event will be held at the Fr. Rafael Cortina Sports Center Table Tennis Area.

Cash, and Gcash are accepted as modes of payment. See you all at the book fair!

Hooray, detectives! 🎉

Another set of mystery books has been solved, and we truly appreciate your enthusiasm in finding clues and investigating with your LRC buddies. Without further ado, here is the much-anticipated book title reveal, as well as our NBW Mystery Detectives winners.

Winners may claim their prizes at the circulation desk.

Keep browsing the OPAC (https://bit.ly/XSHSLRCOPAC) for print books, and SORA (soraapp.com) for ebooks and audiobooks. Who knows, that book might be featured as our next mystery! 📚

Happy Reading! 🥰

Chers’, !

Aside from National Book Week, we are also celebrating the Library and Information Services Month. We want to know which services of HS LRC have you availed this school year, and we need to see them in your unit plans! It’s time to fleXS your plan!

If you have lessons that include any of the HS LRC services, email us a PDF copy at [email protected]. Each plan submitted will get 1 fleXS point, and additional points will be given for other LRC services used (see poster for points system). Unit plans dated June 20 to December 9, 2022 will be accepted.

The Top 3 fleXSers with the highest accumulated fleXS points will receive the following prizes:
1st Prize - Grab Food PHP 1000 Gift Voucher
2nd Prize - Grab Food PHP 500 Gift Voucher
3rd Prize - Grab Food PHP 300 Gift Voucher

Browse your folders now coz It’s time to put the limelight on your unit plans!

Happy National Book Week! Are you up for a challenge? 📚🤔

The HS LRC invites everyone (students, faculty, and staff) to submit their photo entry based on some of the interesting books you may have read to HS LRC email address [email protected], Schoology or social media platforms. There will be two categories, one for students and other for Faculty and Staff.

Dare to be different: Let your creativity soar and put your best face forward!

Deadline to enter: November 24, 2022
Voting will commence on November 28-29, 2022
Announcement of winners: December 1, 2022 via Schoology or LRC social media platforms.
Prizes: Student Category
1st prize - 500 McdoGC plus freebie
2nd prize - 300 Mcdo GC plus freebie
3rd prize - 200 Mdco GC plus freebie

F/S Category
1st prize - 500 Starbucks GC plus freebie
2nd prize - 300 Starbucks GC plus freebie
3rd prize - 200 Starbucks GC plus freebie

Are you ready to be this year's reading champ? 💪 📘

Come and participate in the NBW Readathon 2022 to contribute to your class/department. Borrow and read the print and online collection of the HS LRC to earn points and win amazing prizes!

Visit our website (http://bit.ly/xshslrc) to learn more about the NBW activities. 💙💛

Your reading adventure starts here!

Can you guess the book title just from the front cover?

If yes, then take on the challenge and become the NBW Mystery Detective 2022. 🕵️

What are you waiting for? Visit the HS LRC during National Book Week to participate and take home fantastic prizes! 🎉

For Zoomies, access this Google form (https://bit.ly/NBWMysteryDetective2) to submit your answers.

Meet new authors, learn new skills, and discover new worlds -- all in one place!

In line with the celebration of the 88th National Book Week, we are inviting everyone to visit the Book Fair which will be held from November 14-17, 2022 at the MPH Lobby. This event is in partnership with National Book Store and C&E Adaptive Learning Solutions.

Ready your Gcash/Maya payment to purchase some books! See you all at the book fair!

Set your devices aside, and make way for physical books! View the HS LRC's new books catalog at https://bit.ly/HSLRCNewBooks, and discover a gem to take home. 📚

For those who can't access the link above, you may download the PDF copy at https://bit.ly/HSLRCNewArrivals.

See you at the HS LRC! 💛💙

Well done, detectives! You solved the mystery, and we can’t thank you enough for participating in our detective adventure!

Check our books-and-winners reveal if you got your guesses correctly, and if you made it to this year’s TRW Mystery Detective Honor Roll. Winners may claim their prizes at the circulation desk when they are reporting onsite.

We would like to invite our dear students, faculty, and staff to watch the Kingmaker to be played in the HS LRC during JHS and SHS lunch periods. 📽️

The film will be shown in the library for two days (September 21-22, 2022) in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Martial Law in our country.

For the Roomies, you may access the film through this link: https://bit.ly/KingmakerMovie.

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of martial law, the HS LRC would like to invite everyone to visit our photo exhibit in front of the library. 📸

You may also check out some of our featured books, which contain facts and information about the martial law years in our country. 📚

Let us continue to learn our history while having fun reading! 🙂

Some days could be stressful. 😖

We feel you! ❤️
That is why the HS LRC prepared a Calm Down Corner to help you mellow out. 🤗 😌

Visit the library during your free time and collaborate with your fellow Xaverians through our coloring corner and puzzle building activities.

See you at the library! 🥰

Is your nose always buried in a book? Then you deserve to be hailed as LRC's Reader of the Month! 🤓🎉

The more printed books you borrow and read from the HS LRC, the greater chance for you to be crowned as the LRC Reader of the Month. 👑

So keep an eye out every month; it could be you! 😉

Visit us in the library and browse through the OPAC (https://destiny.xs.edu.ph) to borrow some of our printed resources. 📚🙂