

D.M. Therrell High
February 2024

Happy Black History Month
Stop by the Media Center for the Bingo card.
Galileo password is health.
PAPER
PAPER
PAPER-----24hr Tutorial/Homework Help
Juniors and Seniors be sure to upload your IB papers into PAPER for immediate feedback. Freshmen and Sophomores you can use to as well to review your writing assignments.
BEANSTACK
Beanstack/Race to Read
Beanstack (where we log reading minutes)
How to enter minutes,
This the app that allows you to log your minutes for Race2Read. You can find it in mybackpack. Encourage the students to be honest when logging minutes.
Teachers click the green tab on the right side of your computer screen it says (VIEW READER EXPERIENCE).
1. Click log reading (orange tab)
2. Click the pink log minutes
3. Choose the correct date
4. Input the book title
5. Input the number of minutes
6. Verify you are being honest
7. Click done/log reading
The student leaders (overall) are:
Tamarius Matthews
Blair Beard
Kennady Gilbert
Jeremiah Risby
Student leaders for January
Tamarius Matthews
Torian Amos
Kristen King
The teacher leaders are:
Ms. Worlds
Mr. Adams
The class leaders are:
Mr. Sorrell/Mrs. Bennett
Mr. Emert
CLASSPASS
CLASS PASS
Class Pass located in the AFPLS APP
Why class pass, because it has all or most of the books you want. Physical/tangible books, ebooks, and audiobooks.
Did you know Atlanta Public Schools staff and students have a digital library card? Thanks to our partnership with the Atlanta Fulton County Public Library, APS students and staff have access to dozens of resources, including online databases, eBooks, eAudiobooks, streaming videos, as well as hundreds of thousands of books available at public libraries.
APS STAFF
Username: lawson number
PIN: CHANGEME
APS STUDENTS
Username: Network ID
PIN: lunch number
SORA
Did you know, you can connect the AFPLS to your SORA account? Just choose the library, then put in your username and password. This gives you access to more and more ebooks.
DEAR DAY is March 1st. We will drop everything and read during advisory.
Scholarship for Students
There is a $50 scholarship up for grabs by a student who has logged more than 200 minutes in Beanstack. Teachers, please spread the word. The money can be used for dues, prom, or college books. Competition goes from February 16th until March 16th.