In Kerri Rodden, English teacher, Honors English 2 class, Emma Rinehart, 10, reads “Swimming to Antarctica” in the concourse. She followed along in the book as one of her classmates read the story aloud (Photo by M. Saxon).

Students, Alayna Nowlin and Sydney Ballenger, 10, read “Swimming to Antarctica” for Kerri Rodden, English teacher, Honors English 2 class in the concourse. Nowlin read the story as Ballenger listened and took notes (Photo by M. Saxon).

In there fourth hour Honors English 2 class, Addison Wittman and Jenna Clark, 10, read “Swimming to Antarctica” in the concourse on Oct. 14. They read independently for a page at a time and discussed it’s events afterward (Photo by M. Saxon).

During Kerri Rodden’s, English teacher, Honors English 2, Ethan Carpenter and Katlyn Kimmi, 10, read through “Swimming to Antarctica” and discuss before returning to class for a class discussion. This group project was a part of the short story unit that they were covering (Photo by M. Saxon).

On Dec. 17, Alayna Nowlin, 10, reads along while Kerri Rodden, English teacher, reads To Kill a Mockingbird. The classes finished up the book and prepared to take a quiz over it (Photo by A. Frigon).

During her fourth hour Honors English 2 class, Sarah McCoy, 10, reads along with Kerri Rodden, English teacher. Rodden is reading “To Kill A Mockingbird” a classic that students have been reading for years (Photo by A. Frigon).

On Dec. 17, the Honors English 2 class reads “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee in their 4th hour class. Lauren Dougan, and Kaitlyn Kimmey, 10, follow along as their teacher Kerri Rodden, English teacher, reads the chapter (Photo by A. Frigon).

The day before the final, the Honors English 2 class finishes the book “To Kill A Mockingbird book.” Alec Verbraken, 10, followed along as Kerri Rodden, English teacher, read out loud for the class (Photo by A. Frigon).

The Honors English 2 class taught by Kerri Rodden, English teacher, reads “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Students Brooke Powell and Reagan Downes, 10, follow along with the story written in 1960 by Harper Lee (Photo by A. Frigon).

Students Ashley Paul and Addi Wittman, 10, read “To Kill a Mockingbird” in their Honors English 2 class. They finished the story the day before finals started (Photo by A. Frigon).