The UN has never recognized God and that should give pause to every God-fearing American. The political freedoms you enjoy today could very well be gone tomorrow if you sit back and let a determined few steer the United States away from its Godly heritage. They are important to everyone involved in schools. As an English department, we have been working on ways to help our students be the very best they can be. Knowing that students who read do better on tests, we have developed a summer reading list for grades 6-9.
Students tend to get out of the habit of reading during the summer and lose some valuable ground.
We hope by encouraging students, with your help, to read at least two books this summer, we can keep students on target. Since this is the first year, we are not requiring students do this reading, but we are strongly suggesting that they do so. Students who do the reading and the activities that go along with them will begin the year with extra credit towards their grade plus they will have helped themselves improve their SOL scores. The reading lists have been prepared with both reading and interest levels to help our students make informed choices. Most of the books on the lists will be available for purchase at that time.