Summer

While you are lying by the pool and taking in the sun, don't forget the best way to get ahead in school is by improving your reading. Take a book with you to the pool. Take a book with you to the beach. Take a book with you anywhere you end up on these lazy summer days.

Some suggested reading for 7-9th grade...

1. The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
2. That Was Then, This Is Now, by S.E. Hinton
3. Tex, by S.E. Hinton
4. Rumblefish, by S. E. Hinton
5. Holes, by Louis Sachar
6. So Far from the Bamboo Grove, by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
7. My Brother, My Sister, and I, by Yoko Kawashima Watkins
8. The Giver, by Lois Lowry
9. Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen
10. Small Steps, by Louis Sachar
11. Other Books by Gary Paulsen: Brian’s Hunt, Brian’s Winter, Brian’s
Return, Woodsong, The River.
12. Far North, by Will Hobbs
13. Bearstone, by Will Hobs
14. Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes
15. A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle
16. Flush, by Carl Hiaasen
17. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi
18. Midnight Magic, by Avi
19. Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech
20. Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls

Graduation

Here are the pertinent details for graduation…

Dress Code:
Boys- Shirt, tie, dress pants, dress shoes
Girls- Blouse, Dressy Pants, Dress, or Skirt, with Dress Shoes
*Wear shoes that you can walk in….
*if your dress has straps…you need to wear a sweater or shrug. No bear shoulders!

Graduation Practice 9 am Tuesday morning
Students need to be at school no later than 6:30 pm Tuesday night!!
Graduation begins at 7 pm.
Graduation should be about an hour.
Reception immediately following in the cafeteria.

Tickets are not required...but seating is on a first come first serve basis.

Parents and relatives are welcome to take pictures. We ask that all audience members respect the importance and dignity of this celebration and allow all of our students to be recognized equally.