By Sharon Powers, Media Specialist
Sunshine State Young Readers Award (SSYRA)
The school year is well underway and so the SSYRA Reward Card program is hopping as well.
We have our first group of students who have read and already passed the tests on all 15 books! This is quite an accomplishment and definitely deserves major kudos. These amazing readers have earned rewards already and will continue to benefit from their reading throughout the rest of the year.
Congratulations go out to: 7th graders
Allison Gage, Vandana Manchikanti, Gabriella Ramos, Delaney Richgels, and 8th grader
Arnav Chhabra . . .
. . . and welcomes go out to the new card holders:
6th grade:
- Sebastian Mejia
- Mia Fagan
- Grayson Perry
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7th grade:
- Paige Hubbard
- Chloe Gooding
- Mia Sangria
- Andrew Ryan Drago
- Alaena Flores
- Mia Sangria
- Blaise Peck
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8th grade:
- Khadeejah Ahmed
- Isabella Boilini
- Fabiana Mastuantono
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If you look closely, you can see the names of the five students who have by the end of September already completed the 15 SSYRA books for the 2018-2019 school year.
Mystery Mosicac
A new Mystery Mosaic has gone up in the media center. Students can earn stickers to add to the mosaic by checking out books, paying fines, and taking SSYRA books.
What do you think it is going to be?
SSYRA Book of the Week: "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
So far, my favorite book on the list! Jason Reynolds is an amazing author and I recommend anything he has written!
(Summary copied from Goodreads.com)
Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track team. Nope, his game has always been ball. But when Ghost impulsively challenges an elite sprinter to a race -- and wins -- the Olympic medalist track coach sees he has something: crazy natural talent. Thing is, Ghost has something else: a lot of anger, and a past that he is trying to outrun. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed and meld with the team, or will his past finally catch up to him?
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