Time to Vote!  The list is in and students have been reading the top ten books over the past few months.  Be sure to cast your vote for the first annual CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award before May 14th for your favorite teen read of all time! Students can vote online or stop into the SCA library and fill out a ballot.  May the best book win!  

Don't forget - if you have read one or more of the top ten titles during the period of the CCRSB Teen Reader's Award from the SCA library you can also fill out a ballot to win a complete set of the top ten titles of your own!  Good luck and happy reading! 

CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award Top 10 Announced!

The nominations are in - here are your top 10 best young adult books!

Crank by Ellen Hopkins
Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Some top 10 titles are already available in the SCA library and all titles will be here shortly for your reading pleasure!  Be sure to stop by the library and check them out.  Already read some books on the list - check out http://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com and add any comments you may have about the books - be sure to check out some of the other nominees as well!

SCA Library - Annual Scholastic Book Fair

November was a busy month at the SCA library.  We hosted our annual Scholastic Book Fair and met with much success once again!  Although we did not raise enough for our Vice Principal to participate in our crazy stunt/challenge we did raise over $1600 - enough to get $755.00 worth of book in our library!  The books arrived last week - watch for a list of titles and reviews to come soon! Thank you to all students and staff who helped and purchased books, school tools, posters, anti-bullying bracelets and more from the fair.  A special thank you to the book fair crew who helped with set up, posters, cash, contests and more!

CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award

Don't forget about the CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award announced via our SCA Live morning announcements  Interested students in grades 7-12 are invited to nominate their favorite book for the award.    Nominations must be in by December 16th.  All nominations will be considered to create a shortlist of ten books.  The ten books chosen will be made available at each participating CCRSB library.   Teens are encouraged to read these top ten books when they are chosen and discuss them with their peers in school and via an online forum.  After students have a chance to read and discuss these books, students can vote on their choice from the top ten books.  All voters will be invited to an awards ceremony where the winning book will be announced.   Here is your chance to check out what others are reading, celebrate a love of reading, and see if your favorite book is up for the challenge!

http://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com/ - for more information on the Award check out this site!

The "Man in Motion" himself  Rick Hansen was here at our school in Brookfield today! Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Man in Motion tour one of SCA students Katie Prest was a medal bearer along with a local hockey team the Stewiacke River Rats. SCA student council members presented Rick Hansen with a plaque commemorating his visit and Rick himself spoke with middle school students and staff outside the school with with his trademark inspiring words Anything is Possible - before setting off to the continuing festivities in Truro - but not before donating a signed copy of his book Man in Motion to the SCA library! What an exciting day meeting such an inspiring man!