Over the summer more than 30 students at Copiague Middle School participated in the school’s Summer Reading Program. The volunteer initiative encouraged students to read at least five books and create reports on those books; reports ranged from written essays to art projects. The program was organized by middle school Librarian Dawn Koziarz and Reading Specialist Dr. Julie Tedeschi in conjunction with the Copiague Memorial Library.
To celebrate the successful completion of the program, the PTA sponsored a “Books and Bagel” breakfast for the students, and each child received a $5 gift card to purchase books at the school’s book fair. The school also held a raffle for all participants and randomly selected five students to be a “Librarian for a Period” during Teen Read Week in October.
In addition, three students – eighth grader Natalie Korba, seventh grader Adrian Chochorek, and sixth grader Corinne Palin – competed in the Suffolk County Library-sponsored reading contest “Battle of the Books.” This contest culminates a summer reading program designed for teenagers entering grades six through nine. In the program, teens compete in a series of trivia contests about novels they have read over the summer weeks leading up to the event.
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