After reading nearly a half-million pages, the students and faculty of Carolina Forest High School will be recognized for winning the South Carolina No Book Left Unread 2007 Summer Reading Challenge.
The school family won the contest after having read almost one-third of
the total number of pages submitted in the statewide competition.During
a recognition ceremony, Martha Alewine, Consultant for School Library
Services for the South Carolina Department of Education and Frank
Bowdoin of the Reading Warehouse in Charleston will present school and
individual awards. The ceremony will be held on Thursday, September 13,
in the school media center at 10:15 a.m.
Carolina Forest High School will be honored for winning the state championship for the Summer Reading Challenge. Collectively, the school family read 454,190 pages last summer. In addition, math teacher Christopher Simpson
will receive an award for having read 52,481 pages, the most among
participating high school faculty members from around the state.
Sophomore David Burlinson will receive an award for
having read the most number of pages among participating high school
students. Burlinson read 12,585 pages.
Each
student and adult winner will receive a gift certificate from The
Reading Warehouse and a selection of books compliments of School
Library Media Services. Carolina Forest High School will receive a
selection of books compliments of both The Reading Warehouse and School
Library Media Services.