The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
A committee made of librarians and English teachers from all across the state of Georgia choose 20 young adult novels to nominate for the Georgia Peach Book Award each year. This year, popular books among teens like Dear Martin and The Poet X appeared on the list. With her final year on the team coming to a close, team captain and NC senior Maddie Sullivan reflects on her time spent in Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl and the best books she read. “Personally for me, my favorite book I've read that's a reading bowl book is Simon Vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda. Mainly because this was the first Becky Albertalli book I had ever read, and it led to me becoming obsessed with her books and now she's my favorite author! So reading that impacted what I read now,” Sullivan said.

NC’s record-breaking reading bowl win

Erin Grier, Archives Editor
January 22, 2020
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl team won third place for the second time in a row on Saturday, January 19. The team welcomes avid readers to read books from the Georgia Peach Teen Book list during the first semester of the school year and test their knowledge of those books in January. “This was my first year participating in [Reading Bowl] and honestly it was a great experience. I got to meet new people and discover new authors, some of which have become my favorites... At first I didn’t know what to expect from the competition but in the end it was really fun and exciting. I’m really glad I joined and I’m looking forward to [participating] again next year,” junior Luis Ponce said.

Reading bowl team earns third place in annual competition

Erin Grier, Reporter
January 22, 2019
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