Link to October 6 Wisconsin State Journal article."DeForest helps students experience joy of reading." (print headline)
"DeForest's Summer Reading looks to build bookworms." (online headline)
Excerpt:
In an age of exploding technology, DeForest High School is doing its part to emphasize the joy of reading a book.
To that end, the school literacy committee started a new program called Summer Reading. Students who planned to attend the high school in the fall chose a book from a list to read over the summer. The students then participated in a recent book discussion led by high school staff, administrators and School Board members.
"A lot of people don't know what a good book is, so it helps," said Kristen Williams, a junior. "You get to hear about authors you've never heard about before."
Williams read "Dairy Queen," a book about a 15-year-old girl who must work on her Wisconsin dairy farm after her father is injured and discovers she wants to play on her high school football team.
The reading program was set up to start building a school-wide culture of literacy and a community of readers.
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