Programs and Activities
As part of our student and staff learning enrichment, the Rockridge High School Library works hard to provide programs and activities to enhance the learning and literacy experience.
Book Club
Rockridge Book Club
The bigger the book...the smarter we look!
Last year, Ms. Duyvejonck created the Rockridge Book Club for students, staff and Rockridge community members. The club meets four times a year in the Rockridge High School Library.
Books read in the past include: The Bright Forever, Ella Minnow Pea, The Pleasure of My Company, and The Book Thief.
If you are interested in joining book club, please contact Jenn Duyvejonck or Jacqy Peterson.
Lincoln Awards
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AWARD
Rockridge is proud to participate in the Illinois School Library Media Association's (ISLMA) Abraham Lincoln Award which annually recognizes outstanding fiction for students grade 9-12 in the state of Illinois.
In February school across the state have participating students, who have read at least 4 books, vote for their favorite book from the list. Past Lincoln winners include: Twilight, Uglies, My Sister's Keeper, and Child Called "It".
Once you have read any of the Lincoln Books, you can fill out a reading log form and turn it into the library. Each month, we will draw a winner from the submitted entries and the winner will receive a prize from the library.
ISLMA provides an annotated master list of all 22 titles. Click here to read more about this year's titles. Not all titles are in our library, but we can interlibrary loan any titles you would need.
Get reading and Good Luck!
Abraham Lincoln Award Booklist
the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) provides an annotated master list of all 22 titles. Not all titles are in our library, but we can interlibrary loan any titles you would need.
Read about each of the titles on the Abraham Lincoln Award Reading List
Abraham Lincoln Reading Slip
Please fill out form and turn form into the Lincoln Slip Box in Library.
Name_______________________________
Grade_______
Title of Book__________________________________
Date of Book Completion ________________________
What was the most interesting part of the book?
On a scale of 1 to 10 (1 worst book ever – 10 best book ever) how does this book rate? CIRCLE ONE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Why did you like or not like the book?
Read for a Lifetime
Read for a Lifetime
The Illinois State Library created this statewide program to encourage the reading of classic and contemporary literature by high school students.
The Read for a Lifetime list includes 25 titles. Students need to read at least 4 titles from the list during the school year to receive a certificate of achievement sigend by Secretary of State Jesse White.
As with the Lincoln Awards, students need to complete a reading slip to turn in the library.
Read for a Lifetime Booklist
25 titles are included in this year's list. Some titles are not available at our library. However, you can request any items from interlibrary loan.
Read for Lifetime Booklist(ADOBE PDF FILE)
Read for a Lifetime Reading Slip
Read for a Lifetime Reading Slip