ACPA press release
Students from Athens Christian Preparatory Academy, in partnership with the Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library in Athens, recently hosted a “Book Tasting” for students in grades 7 – 12. The library was divided up into several “tasting” areas that the students rotated through. Each table served up a selection of books appropriate for the age level. Students were given a “menu” that they filled out as they reviewed books. By the end of the event, each student had reviewed approximately 20 books to determine their level of interest in checking them out.
Headmistress Teresa DeMay said, “We are doing everything we can to promote reading in these particular grade levels. Students who fail to develop sustained reading capabilities will not do well in college. Students today live in a different culture where reading often takes place in small blurbs on the internet. They tend to skim-read which affects their comprehension. They have become unaccustomed to reading whole articles and whole books. The ability to read is critical to their future empowerment.”
“We are very grateful to our public library,” said DeMay. “They were so helpful and supportive in aiding us in this project. Their staff was really wonderful.”
Pictured are: Junior High students Sarah Herrington, Rebecca Whitten, Sarah Bagley, and Mckenna Kasnetz.