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‘South Reads’ promotes independent reading

‘South Reads’ promotes independent reading

Kaitlyn Jiang, asst. news editor
May 19, 2023

Sophomore Boden Williams goes everywhere with a book. During his down time in class, while everyone picks up their phones and starts scrolling through social media, he engrosses himself in various worlds...

I hope that reading will once again become my opportunity to escape

“I hope that reading will once again become my opportunity to escape”

Rachel Koopersmith
December 16, 2021

As a child, I was an avid reader, devouring books daily. I could get lost in novels, particularly dystopian, in just a matter of seconds. Reading was never a chore for me, unlike most of my classmates...

“You matter and you’re not alone.”

Emerson Beitzel and Tara Wirtschoreck
April 23, 2021

Veronica Reyes, co-sponsor of Latinx Reads Club, was inspired to create Latinx Reads Club by a single book: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, written by Erika L. Sánchez. Reyes explained that she...

South students escape into literature during quarantine

Shannon Mathew, staff writer
November 20, 2020

When the pandemic limited people to their homes, restricted social activity and caused school to move into an online space, many students experienced screen time overload, librarian Lauren Gruber said....

Reading for pleasure, school proves a balancing act for students

Reading for pleasure, school proves a balancing act for students

Aidan Graham, asst. features editor
March 16, 2018

Reading is scientifically proven to increase brain activity, improve writing skills and broaden vocabulary according to the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading (SSSR), an organization which publishes...

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