Congratulations to Gianna Tarquinio  
 the 2009 Big Bend Spelling Bee Champion.  
Gianna was the Leon County winner and now she will be going to
Washington DC to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It
has been several years since a Leon County winner has emerged as
Regional Champion and the Leon County Reading Council is very proud of
Gianna . 
 
You can watch the heart stopping event at the following times on WFSU
(Comcast Channel 4): Feb 17 at 8:30pm, Feb. 19 at 7pm, Feb. 22 at 8pm,
Feb. 24 at 7pm, Feb 25 at 7:30pm, Feb. 26 at 8:30pm, Feb. 27 at 8pm, and
Feb 28 at 6pm.        


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All Reading Council members and those who want to become members may
attend.  This workshop will support your instruction on performance
poetry, poetry to build fluency and poetry to empower the reluctant
reader. Ideas and information are appropriate for most grade levels and
will support the teachers who have students entering the Poetry Jam.
Additional information concerning the Poetry Jam will also be provided
at this meeting. 

 

The Leon County Reading Council Presents: 

A Poetry Teacher In-Service

Featuring Poet and Teacher:

Melanie A. Rawls
February 17, 2009

4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Florida State University Middle School

Lecture Hall

 

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Leon County Reading Council  

The Seventh Annual
Creative Story Writing Contest


 All contest participants and winners will be honored at a reception on


 Saturday, February 21, 2009,  from 10-12 at the downtown Public
Library. 

 2009 Writing Contest Winners 

Kindergarten:         1st Place :  Kayden Moreno - Killearn Lakes

                                2nd Place :  Corin Vandenberg - Sealey

                                3rd Place :  Birgess Schemm - Hartsfield

 

1st & 2nd Gr:           1st Place :  Genevieve Shaftel - Maclay

                                2nd Place :  Emme Sirmans - Hartsfield

                                3rd Place :  Grace Bouloy - Killearn
Lakes

 

3rd - 5th Gr:             1st Place :  C.J. Emmert - Killearn Lakes  

                                2nd Place :  Katie Albertson - Imagine
School

                                3rd Place :  Anna Wiman - Hawks Rise

 

Middle School:     1st Place :  Rachel Joyner - Montford Middle

                                2nd Place :  Jessie Bullock - Trinity

                                3rd Place :  Tommy Wismiller - Belle Vue

 

High School:         1st Place:  Ashton Eby - Rickards

                                2nd Place :  Katherine Cornelison - Leon

                        3rd Place:  Katie Benson - Maclay

  Young Writer's Workshop with Adrian Fogelin on February 28th at the
downtown Public Library  
The workshop will be divided into the following age categories. All who
entered are invited.
Grades K-2:    10:00 a.m. - 1 1:00  a.m.
Grades 3-5:     11: 15  a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Grades 6-12:      1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. 
Entries will be returned to schools this week along with information for
winners. Please invite all participants to both events and encourage
them to enter again next year. Thank you for supporting the Leon County
Reading Council in our efforts to share the love of literacy and
encourage all students to succeed.
  
Leon County Reading Council

Middle School Poetry Jam



April 14, 2009