7th grade student wins National Award
After winning the national writing competition Letters About Literature
, Cori Mazer, Highlands School seventh grader, has chosen our library to receive a $10,000 reading promotion grant from Target. Letters About Literature is a national reading promotion program of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Students write to authors who have written a book that has changed the way the student looks at the world. Cori's letter to Lois Lowry about The Giver won first place in Alabama, and was then chosen as a national winner.
. Students write to authors who have written a book that has changed the way the student looks at the world. Cori's letter to Lois Lowry about The Giver won first place in Alabama, and was then chosen as a national winner.On the state level, the program is sponsored by the Alabama Center for the Book and the Alabama Humanities Foundation. State and national judges include published authors, editors, publishers, librarians and teachers.
Two Highlands School Middle School students were awarded first place on the state level for their letters. Dakotah Murphree
, sixth grader won in the 4th - 6th grade level and Cori Mazer won in the 7th - 8th grade level. Representatives from the Alabama Center for the Book reported that this is the first time one school has had two first place winners!
First place letters are sent to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress to be judged against winning letters from across the country. Approximately 55,000 young readers from across the country participated in this year’s competition. Highlands School is thrilled to announce that Cori's letter is one of two National Winners in Level 2 (Grades 7-8.)
Cori is the first student from Alabama to receive a National Award from Letters About Literature. The National winners each receive a $500 Target Gift Card, and they also designate a favorite library to receive a $10,000 reading promotion grant from Target. Cori designated the Highlands School Library, her school library since beginning preschool in 2000, to receive the $10,000 grant from Target.
Target sponsors Letters About Literature as part of its commitment to supporting education and early childhood reading. Target recognizes the integral role that reading plays in shaping a child’s future, because reading is the foundation for lifelong learning and success. Since opening its doors, Target has given 5 percent of its income to organizations that support education, social services and the arts.
Two Highlands School Middle School students were awarded first place on the state level for their letters. Dakotah Murphree
, sixth grader won in the 4th - 6th grade level and Cori Mazer won in the 7th - 8th grade level. Representatives from the Alabama Center for the Book reported that this is the first time one school has had two first place winners!First place letters are sent to the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress to be judged against winning letters from across the country. Approximately 55,000 young readers from across the country participated in this year’s competition. Highlands School is thrilled to announce that Cori's letter is one of two National Winners in Level 2 (Grades 7-8.)
Cori is the first student from Alabama to receive a National Award from Letters About Literature. The National winners each receive a $500 Target Gift Card, and they also designate a favorite library to receive a $10,000 reading promotion grant from Target. Cori designated the Highlands School Library, her school library since beginning preschool in 2000, to receive the $10,000 grant from Target.
Target sponsors Letters About Literature as part of its commitment to supporting education and early childhood reading. Target recognizes the integral role that reading plays in shaping a child’s future, because reading is the foundation for lifelong learning and success. Since opening its doors, Target has given 5 percent of its income to organizations that support education, social services and the arts.
Creativity Convention 2009
Mr. Kizer, a teacher of fourth and fifth grade science at Highlands School was selected by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) as part of the inaugural Teachers of the Future Program. The NAIS Teachers of the Future were selected from a large pool of nominees who inspire academic excellence in students and who serve as opinion leaders among their colleagues and peers. The Teachers of the Future were also chosen for their expertise in particular areas— environmentalism, globalism, technology, and equity and justice—which NAIS believes are hallmarks of a high-quality education for the 21st Century. As one of only 25 teachers nationwide chosen for the program, Mr. Kizer will lead an online discussion forum designed to share innovative ideas and teaching techniques and he will create a demonstration video to inspire others.
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