What is the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl?
The Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl was the creation of Mrs. Helen Ruffin, a media specialist from Dekalb County, ten years ago! The bowl encourages elementary and middle school students to read from the Georgia Children’s Book Awards nominee list and high school students to read from the Georgia Peach Teen Book Award nominee list.
This year marks the third year that the Liberty County School System has organized teams to participate in the bowl. This year all of the elementary, middle, and high schools in Liberty County organized student teams for the county level competition. Brittin Elementary School of Fort Stewart also participated in the county reading bowl, making it the most attended reading bowl to date! The winning teams from the county reading bowl, Joseph Martin, Snelson Golden Middle, and the combined high school team called the Liberty Cats, earned the right to advance to the regional level of the bowl.
Students in Attendance from the Liberty Cats Team
The annual Southern Regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl was held at Valdosta State University, February 7th. Each team competed against four or more other schools for the chance to advance to the divisional level of the bowl.
Students in Attendance from the Joseph Martin Elementary Team
Joseph Martin’s team dominated the elementary portion of the bowl, earning first place. The Snelson Golden Eagles won the second place and the chance to continue to the next level of the bowl. The Liberty Cats faced fierce competition and earned third place in the high school portion of the bowl.Joseph Martin Elementary and Snelson Golden Middle advanced to the Divisional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl at Southeast Bulloch High School, February 21st. The divisional competition matched up the first and second place winners from three southern regions.
After facing off against the best teams in the southern half of the state, Joseph Martin Elementary earned third place in the competition and Snelson Golden Middle earned second place.
Students in Attendance from the Snelson Golden Middle School Team
Through both the Southern Regional and the Divisional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowls, Mr. Floyd of the Heritage Bank helped to support the student teams by generously donating funds to cover the expense of their lunch at both bowls. The student reading bowl teams would like to thank Mr. Floyd for his generosity and support!
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