OHS LIBRARY COLLECTION
Hafa Adai!
🎉 Welcome Back, Bulldogs! 🎉
A new school year brings new beginnings, fresh opportunities, and endless possibilities. As we open the doors to another exciting year at Okkodo High School, we extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to all of our faculty, staff, and students.
Whether you are returning to campus or joining the Bulldog family for the first time, know that you are an important part of a community built on excellence, resilience, and school pride. Together, we will continue to inspire one another, embrace new challenges, celebrate achievements, and make School Year 2026–2027 our best year yet.
We are especially excited to welcome everyone back to the Okkodo High School Library, the heart of our campus where curiosity, creativity, collaboration, and lifelong learning come together. After its long-awaited reopening, the library is once again ready to serve as a place where ideas grow, friendships are built, and every Bulldog can discover something new.
We're thrilled to introduce exciting opportunities and activities designed to make the library more engaging than ever before, including:
🎮 Our NEW 4-in-1 Game Table featuring Air Hockey, Foosball, Table Tennis, and Billiards.
🎲 Game Days and Friendly Tournaments throughout the school year.
☕ Bulldog Study Lounge for individual and group study.
🎨 Creative Makerspace Activities and seasonal crafts.
📚 Book Displays and New Book Spotlights featuring the latest titles.
💻 Research and Digital Literacy Workshops to strengthen academic success.
🎉 Special Library Events celebrating holidays, national observances, and school-wide initiatives.
🏆 Contests, Giveaways, and Interactive Activities that reward participation and creativity.
No matter your interests, there's something for everyone in the library this year!
The library is more than a place to borrow books—it is a welcoming space where every student is encouraged to explore, create, collaborate, and achieve. Our goal is to support every learner and educator by providing quality resources, innovative programs, and a positive environment where everyone belongs.
To our dedicated faculty and staff, thank you for your unwavering commitment to our students and for the countless ways you inspire learning every day.
To our amazing students, dream big, work hard, stay curious, and never stop believing in your potential. Every day is a new opportunity to learn something meaningful, discover a new passion, and make a positive difference.
As Bulldogs, we rise together, support one another, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We look forward to seeing our library filled with readers, researchers, creators, gamers, innovators, and lifelong learners.
Here's to a year filled with learning, laughter, friendship, and unforgettable memories.
Welcome back, Bulldogs!
School Year 2026–2027 starts now... and the best is yet to come!
📚 Read • Discover • Create • Connect
Okkodo High School Library
Excellence by Choice
Sincerly,
Mrs. H. Juralbal-Arii, OHS Librarian
LOOK THROUGH THESE VIDEOS AND FIND OUT WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO READ. READING IS A GATEWAY TO ONE'S IMAGINATION.
VARIOUS INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE SHARING THEIR THOUGHTS ON READING
I do not own the rights to any of the clips. Intended for educational use through Fair Use Copyright. Attribution (in order):Nipsey Hussle (djscreamtv) https://youtu.be/TYETlwREfnAElon Musk (CNN)https://youtu.be/AqGWEk7bxZ0Pharrell Williams (OWNTV)https://youtu.be/rJhnF9J_CRcEmma Watson (Jimmy Kimmel)https://youtu.be/iVLoXfYEKAkMichelle Obama (University of Oxford)https://youtu.be/Qy3BXSlnSvMPewDiePie (own channel)https://youtu.be/pNar3Dh9zDkRobin Sharma (own channel)https://youtu.be/nHgK9hlHrAQLeBron James (TK7live)https://youtu.be/ujXS5d3VZ7EWhat can reading do for us? It can do things that you wouldn’t ever imagine, changing your life for good. Discover the benefits of trying to read at least one book.
"The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you learn, the more places you’ll go” -Dr. Seuss
Alexia Safieh is a writer, dancer, and reader. She discovered her love for reading two years ago when she had to read a book over school break. After reading for almost a year she discovered a new passion, writing. She attended Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan last year as a Creative Writing Major. She is currently working on her blog, and wants to enter writing competitions.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx
Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From Pride and Prejudice to Harry Potter, learn how popular fiction can spark public dialogue and shape culture.
Lesson by Jessica Wise, narration by Emilie Soffe, animation by Augenblick Studios.