Many only visit The Feather?s website to read its articles but most do not know that it is also a great source of information. One of the tabs that is often overlooked is the Resource bar. The Resource bar is one of the most information packed areas of The Feather, with everything from quotes to daily news.
Although the Resource bar is full of useful tools, at first glance it may look difficult to maneuver, causing students to skip over it. With a few clicks, you will find that it is actually simple to explore.
The tabs on the Resource bar are as follows:
Archives: a click on this link will yield access to every article The Feather has published since 2003, arranged by year and month (including printed editions).
Daily News: this page is especially helpful, offering weekly announcements about events going on at FC, with news about everything from application due dates to the weekly lunch schedule.
More Quotes: offers tons of quotes by authors, artists, poets, etc., arranged in alphabetical order by subject or name.
Search by Subject: allows the user to find an article by picking one of the hundreds of alphabetically arranged topics.
Staff Blogs: links to The Feather?s blog page, where there is access to all regularly updated blogs.
Bell Schedule: shows the different bell schedules for regular, chapel and half days.
EBSCOhost: a seperate website which offers full-text databases and subject indexes for students.
Events Calendar: Shows events at FC, such as half days, holidays, school trips and games.
FCS: links to Fresno Christian?s official website.
FCS Vault: a vault of information and forms for FC students and parents, such as homework assignments and applications.
Media Center: an online library that shows information on all the books held in the FC library.
Maps and Directions: leads to directions to schools in the central valley area from the FC campus.
Powerschool: a website where students and parents can view grades and assignments. Also offers a school calendar and bulletin board.
Sports Calendar: links to a national sports website, where you can check the sports schedule of any school by typing in a zip code. Statistics about scores are also recorded on the site.
Links: goes to a page filled with links to many sites. There are links to other online high school newspapers, bibles studies, college/financial aid info, entertainment, information, journalism, language, news and study helps.
National Edition: links to the web page for the high school national edition competition.
Although often passed by, the resource bar is one of the best sources of information that The Feather has to offer, reaching beyond strictly articles. Nearly everything a FC student needs to know about what is going on at school is held there.
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