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We are now collecting books for the 2009 school year, where a new round of interesting books are needed. We still need points, so any charity will result in endless blessings and heart-felt appreciation from faculty and students alike.
We are currently seeking any copies of the following books:

-Utopia by Thomas Moore
-Looking Backward - Edward Bellamy
-News from Nowhere - William Morris
-Short Stories by Franz Kafka
-Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
-Short Stories - Flannery O'Connor
-The Road by Cormac McCarthy
-Essays by E.B. White

Thank you to everyone in he Bookmooch community for all the Charity points and amazing books for our Library.
-From the YIHS Student Body

Home page: http://www.yihs.net/

Bio:
The Youth Initiative High School was founded in 1996 when a group of high school students from the Viroqua area decided to take responsibility for their education. Today, YIHS continues to emphasize the development of student responsibility, initiative, and citizenship in all aspects of school life. Students are full voting members of the school community, serving alongside parents and faculty on the Board of Directors and on many other committees. YIHS students also take responsibility for raising a significant part of the school's annual budget through a variety of independently organized fundraising activities. They are also responsible for cleaning and maintaining the school's facilities.

YIHS uses the Waldorf curriculum, which is based on the ideas of Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner (1861 - 1925). Waldorf schools exist on all continents, with over 700 schools worldwide. Working out of an image of the human being as a three-fold human being consisting of body, soul, and spirit, Waldorf education strives to integrate head, heart, and hands into the fabric of school life. On the basis of this philosophy, YIHS pursues a balance of academic rigor in the sciences, humanities, and foreign languages, compassion and cooperation in social life, and creativity and excellence in the practical and fine arts.

Although it started with only 11 students in 1996, the Youth Initiative High School today has an enrollment of over 50 students in grades 9-12. YIHS is an independent high school and does not receive funds from federal, state, or local government. Tuition at YIHS is arranged on a flexible basis in order to enable students from families of all income levels to participate in the school, with several students each year working to pay their own tuition. YIHS has been recognized as a Waldorf initiative by the Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) and its graduates have been accepted to colleges and universities throughout the United States and overseas.