Thursday, April 9, 2009

A Word From TAB President Nick M.

Hi everybody! I'm Nick and I am the TAB President this year. Once a month I will be writing this on anything and everything. During my term I will try to make the library all about you. Thanks for listening and I'll see you hopefully for many more months to come!

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

MarioKart 500 Finals

After 3 days of grueling races our finalists were:

Nick M.
Brandon K.
Sam C.
Alex D.

Our MarioKart 500 champion is...drum roll please....

SAM C.!!!

Congratulations Sam, you made it look so easy!

MarioKart 500 Day 2 Stats

Day 2 Stats

Racer Time
Minutes:Seconds
Sam C. 1.55
Nick M. 2.01
Brandon K. 2.10
Matthew K. 2.13
Sam L. 2.17
Brody J. 2.19
Ethan W. 2.20
Sam D. 2.22
Chris X. 2.28
Steven S. 2.29
Chris W. 2.29
Anthony W. 2.30
Nick B. 2.40
Emmet M. 3.07
Ye. X. 3.43

Finals Placement


Racer Time
Minutes:Seconds
1 Sam C. 1.55
2 Nick M. 2.01
3 Brandon K. 2.10
4 Matthew K. 2.13
5 Alex D. 2.14
6 Sam L. 2.17
7 Chris W. 2.19
8 Brody J. 2.19
9 Ethan W. 2.20
10 Sam D. 2.22
11 Steven S. 2.28
12 Chris X. 2.28
13 Anthony W. 2.3
14 Becky V. 2.35
15 Nick B. 2.40
16 Cassie C. 3.01
17 Emmet M. 3.07
18 Ye X. 3.43

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

MarioKart 500

Qualifying Rounds
Monday, April 6 & Tuesday April 7 1:00 PM

Final Races: Wednesday, April 8 1:00 PM

Participants interested in racing must race on ONE of the qualifying days. Top 24 Finalists from the qualifying rounds will compete on Wednesday, for the top 4 Final Racing Spots! Participants must be in 6th-12th grade. Snacks provided for the final race, spectators welcome. No registration required.

Day 1 Stats

Each racer did a time trial on 2 courses: Luigi Circuit & Coconut Mall. Times were then averaged. Standings are as follows:

Racer Time
Minutes:Seconds
Nick M. 2:00
Sam C. 2:02
Alex D. 2:21
Sam L. 2:27
Chris W. 2:30
Ethan W. 2:42
Steven S. 2:46
Becky V. 2:57
Anthony W. 2:63
Cassie C. 3:00
Emmett M. 3:10
Chris X. 5:89

March 2009 Bookcast

Once again, a bit late but here it is, the March 2009 bookcast. Click here to listen.

Books discussed:

You Are So Undead To Me by Stacey Jay
Dead Girl Walking by Linda Joy Singleton
Dead Girl Dancing by Linda Joy Singleton
Alis by Naomi Rich
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
Out of Reach by V. M. Jones
Hero Type by Barry Lyga
Handcuffs by Bethany Griffin
The School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer
Ladies and Gentleman, Put Your Hands Together For Jo-Jo and the Fiendish Lot by Andrew Auseon
The Way of the Warrior by Andrew Matthews

Happy Reading1