Library & Media Center
About The Library & Media Center
Starkville Academy is pleased to offer two different Libraries/Media Centers for its students.
The Elementary Library services students in Pre K – Grade 6 and is located in the C Building. Students visit the library weekly and are allowed to check out books, participate in story time, and are encouraged to enhance their vocabulary and reading skills through the Accelerated Reader program. The Elementary Library provides four computers for student use.
The Secondary Media Center is located in the E building and provides services for students in grades 7 – 12. Students are able to visit the Media Center during study halls, breaks, and with permission from their teacher. Additionally, the Media Center is open daily, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 am to 3:30 pm. In addition to a vast collection of books, periodicals, and original documents, the Media Center houses an updated computer lab with 25 computers for students to use for research, homework, and completing assignments.
Summer Reading
Elementary
2nd grade: Fly Guy vs. the Flyswatter by Tedd Arnold
3rd grade: Horrible Harry Moves up to Third Grade by Suzy Kline
4th grade: Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
5th grade: Holes by Louis Sachar
6th grade: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Secondary
English 7- Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War II by Joseph Bruchac
English 8- The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmitt
English 9 & Honors 9- Animal Farm by George Orwell
English 10 & Honors 10- The River Between Us by Richard Peck
English 11 & Honors 11- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
English 12 and English Comp I- In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
For details and information for each class, click here
AP
AP US History- A Short History of the United States by Robert V. Remini