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"Reading is our Super Power!" Congratulations to our B.R.I.G.H.T. Summer Readers! This year's super readers are: Beatriz Martinez 12th; Jessica Villagomez 11th; Adaylin Alvarez 10th; and Melba Rodriguez 9th. All participants were treated to a special "Breakfast with the Principal in the library. Awesome job! | Book Hoggers Held 1st Meeting It was a full house, but there's always room for more! The Javelina Book Club held its 1st meeting of the year on Sept. 5 and almost 50 eager readers were ready to start another wonderful year full of great reads. Any interested students may still join the club and become an official "Book Hogger." | Congratulations Erick! Junior student Erick Olivo is Southwest's 1st reading millionaire of the 2014-2015 school year. Besides spending much of his time reading, Erick is also a member of the wrestling team and the JROTC. Keep up the great work, Erick! |
"Reading is our Super Power!"
Congratulations to our B.R.I.G.H.T. Summer Readers! This year's super readers are: Beatriz Martinez 12th; Jessica Villagomez 11th; Adaylin Alvarez 10th; and Melba Rodriguez 9th. All participants were treated to a special "Breakfast with the Principal in the library. Awesome job!
Book Hoggers Held 1st Meeting
It was a full house, but there's always room for more! The Javelina Book Club held its 1st meeting of the year on Sept. 5 and almost 50 eager readers were ready to start another wonderful year full of great reads. Any interested students may still join the club and become an official "Book Hogger."
Congratulations Erick!
Junior student Erick Olivo is Southwest's 1st reading millionaire of the 2014-2015 school year. Besides spending much of his time reading, Erick is also a member of the wrestling team and the JROTC. Keep up the great work, Erick!
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As a "club perk", Book Hoggers were invited to a special "Book Worming" social in the library during lunch time. Readers got a chance to preview all the new arrivals and be the 1st ones to check them out. They also got a chance to fill out their "To Read" list so they can come back for more new books later. Happy bookworms left with their fresh picks, lists, and their apple & gummy worms treat.
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Javelina Book Club is currently reading The Tequila Worm by valley native Viola Canales. Ms. Canales was born and raised in McAllen, Texas and has published a short story collection, Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales. In 2006 her novel, The Tequila Worm, won the Pura Belpré Award. The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Mrs. D. Letty Gonzalez, Librarian