Southwest ECHS Library

We look forward to a new school year with our students, staff, and community. The library is for everyone! We will have fun contests, programs, and events throughout the year. Check out our intagram page @swbookhoggers to see upcoming events.

Mrs. Quiroz - Torres, Librarian

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: Cultivates Community Partnerships Cultivates partnerships within the school and local community (including families and caregivers, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public and higher education libraries, and businesses) to promote engagement and a community of readers. LITERACY: Inspires and supports the reading lives of both students and teachers Creates inclusive collections that acknowledge and celebrate diverse experiences and provide instructional opportunities to empower learners as effective users and creators of information and ideas.

I had the opportunity to present at the Secondary Best Practice professional development conference at the beginning of the year. It was great sharing information about grant opportunities to support student learning and classroom needs.

Every year the PSJA Library services department designates an area at the welcome back expo to provide parents and students with bookmarks, books, and library program information for the upcoming school year.

The goal of the Southwest Javelina Book Club is to encourage reading by providing a safe environment where literary discussion can take place in a casual but respectful manner.

Membership is open and free to all Southwest High School students. New members can join throughout the year by contacting scanning the QR-code located at the circulation desk. Members are expected to help during fundraising events and in community events in which the book club is involved. To remain an active member, a participant can miss no more than two meetings per semester. If you know you are going to be out in advance, please notify Mrs. Quiroz-Torres or Mrs. Rivas.

PSJA Southwest ECHS would like to congratulate our 2022 Top Summer Readers. We are extremely proud of your dedication to literacy even during your time off. We would also like to thank all 23 students who submitted a reading log.

LITERACY: Inspires and supports the reading lives of both students and teachers Creates inclusive collections that acknowledge and celebrate diverse experiences and provide instructional opportunities to empower learners as effective users and creators of information and ideas.

All students who turned in a reading log were treated to breakfast with the principal. Students were also given books and goodie bags.

You can find us at the library for device distribution. we also helped many students with device problems, password resets, verification issues, email and connected with the help desk to resolve other computer issues.

TEAMWORK! Distributing in the library were CIT Mr. Whitelaw, Librarian Mrs. Quiroz-Torres, and Library Clerk Mrs. Rivas.

Celebrate the freedom to read!

Get Involved!

Let books unite us not divide us!

Strand 3: Reading – School library programs promote reading as an essential skill for learning, personal growth, and enjoyment which are essential skills for college, career, and community.

Dimension 3: Library materials reflect the diversity, student choice for leisure reading, and reading for information as well as the needs of the curriculum and the state standards.

The Javelina library and the Pharr Memorial library collaborated during meet the teacher to sign up students for a library card. Students were also given a free book from the Molina Foundation.

During Freshman Orientation students were given an overview of the library hours, procedures, resources, and programs. Students were also shown how to access Mackinvia, find ebooks, and view the many resources available. Students learned about myOn, Accelerated reader and how to access destiny our district online catalog.

The school library promotes the selection of appropriate resources and tools for information use by: 1. Demonstrating and documenting how resources and technology are used to address information needs. 2. Providing opportunities for all members of the school community to develop information and technology skills needed to promote the transfer of information-related problem-solving strategies across all disciplines.

The library continues to collaborate with the Go Center to provide students with college opportunities.

Information Literacy: School library programs offer information literacy instruction that enables students to efficiently locate, accurately evaluate, ethically use, and clearly communicate information in various formats.

The school library program is a central element of the school through its impact on student achievement, digital literacy, and school/culture.

The library has something for everyone! We are open at 7:30 am and close at 4:45 pm. Don't forget the Javelina Cafe is open daily/

Strand 5: Safe and Nurturing Environment - School libraries are essential, safe, and flexible environments and are inviting centers for teaching and learning. Dimension 1: The school library program features a learning environment that cultivates a sense of community and respect among all students and staff.

This year we have two district reading competitions being held in January of 2023. We are looking for two teams with four members for each. Please visit the library to checkout the book or you can find them on Mackinvia. If you have any questions see Mrs. Quiroz-Torres, Librarian.

Attention students: All 9th & 10th graders should have an Accelerated Reader Account to begin testing. Ask your ELA teacher for your username and password. Also, any 11th or 12th grader who would like an account please see Mrs. Quiroz-Torres your librarian.

We would like to congratulate Anerol Mendoza a 10th grader for reading a million words and becoming a Master Reader.

The school library program is a central element of the school through its impact on student achievement, digital literacy, and school/culture.

Oculus Go for a virtual reality experience.

Book Circulation 409

E Sign-in 3,531

Southwest Staff:

There are available resources found in the students PSJA Applications and Clever account. Feel free to reach out to our librarian, Mrs. Quiroz - Torres, to learn more about it.

Anahi Benigno

Tomas Hernandez

Yolanda Martinez

Damien Lopez & Alexa Martinez