The E.T. Booth MS reading bowl team earned first place at the CCSD Reading Bowl; from left to right: Hailey Yager, Norah Luina, McKenzie Ho, coach Amanda Graves, Rohan Pandya, Isabella Rojas, coach Jamie Stahler, Pradhyumna Vashishta, Olivia Jackson, Ashley Spina, Timi Ojo, Luke Wright, Skylee Poirrier, Lillian McFarland, Ava Bourgault, Keirthen Titus and Eva Schwartz. Not pictured: Audrey Kelava, Mihini Senanayake and Evie Sickbert.
The Cherokee County School District congratulates the winners of the 2022 CCSD Reading Bowl!
The annual event, which was held at E.T. Booth Middle School, is a timed competition designed by the Office of Curriculum & Instruction to encourage reading, develop reading comprehension skills and offer a fun extra-curricular academic opportunity.
Open to students in grades 4-12, the competition includes two divisions, elementary and middle school, and features questions from books selected by a CCSD committee of educators. High school reading bowl teams have the opportunity to compete at the annual statewide TOME Student Literacy Society reading bowl.
Clark Creek Elementary School STEM Academy earned first place in the elementary school competition, with Indian Knoll Elementary School placing second and Carmel Elementary School winning third place. E.T. Booth Middle School won first place in the middle school division, with Creekland Middle School earning second and Teasley Middle School placing third.
“Reading is the first and most important skill our students learn, and we’re so proud of these students for being the best of the best among our top readers,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said. “With our School Board’s support, we have made significant investments in improving our reading instruction over the past five years, including the implementation of balanced literacy for our youngest readers. Thank you to these excellent coaches and to all of our teachers and media specialists for their dedication to improve student reading skills.”
The Clark Creek ES STEM Academy reading bowl team, coached by media specialist Lisa Boysen and teacher Rachel Priepke, is made up of: Jahnavi Bellamkonda, Lilah Bourgault, Ahana Das, Whitney Evans, Cailyn Jones, Thomas Joyce, Mandy King, Ada Korf, Alden Korf, Amalia Korf, Rishabh Pandya, Rijo Beniston Raja, Tricia Rocco, Reyna Titus and Ellie White.
Indian Knoll ES team members are: Nate Barber, Maddie Barnes, Gracie Hyatt, Lilly Reeves, Maddy Rice, Easton Smith and Charlotte Waites, and coaches are: teachers Kim Brown and Allison Eubanks and media specialist Jennifer Lewis.
The Carmel ES team, coached by media specialist Robin Moles and teachers Jessica Parker and Adisha Wesley, is made up of: Payton Chambley, Eila Devine, Mia Dobbs, Colin McCarthy, Isaac McLemore, Zach Pace, Brooklyn Parker and Josie Peck.
The E.T. Booth MS team, coached by media specialist Amanda Graves and teacher Jamie Stahler, is made up of Ava Bourgault, McKenzie Ho, Olivia Jackson, Audrey Kelava, Norah Luina, Lillian McFarland, Timi Ojo, Rohan Pandya, Skylee Poirrier, Isabella Rojas, Eva Schwartz, Mihini Senanayake, Evie Sickbert, Ashley Spina, Keirthen Titus, Pradhyumna Vashishta, Luke Wright and Hailey Yager.
The Creekland MS team, coached by teacher Elise Creech, is made up of Graham Bauch, William Brooks, Katelyn Hartwell, Micah Owens, Ryan Pattillo, John Merrill Williams, Dallas Woody and Hudson Zieg.
Teasley MS team members are Grace Brake, Ava Burk, Addison Higginbotham, Aisha Gracia Juarez, Austin Meja, Cherokee Munoz-Santos and Bella Sims; and coaches are teacher Beth DuLong and media specialist Stephanie Patterson.
The top teams will be recognized by the Cherokee County School Board and Dr. Hightower at the February School Board meeting.
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The Clark Creek ES STEM Academy reading bowl team earned first place at the CCSD Reading Bowl; from left to right: Reyna Titus, Mandy King, Whitney Evans, Ellie White, Ada Korf, Rijo Beniston Raja, Ahana Das, Jahnavi Bellamkonda, Tricia Rocco, Thomas Joyce, Amalia Korf, Lilah Bourgault, Rishabh Pandya, Cailyn Jones and Alden Korf; and back row: coaches Rachel Priepke and Lisa Boysen.
The Indian Knoll ES reading bowl team earned second place at the CCSD Reading Bowl; from left to right, front row: coach Allison Eubanks, Principal Kim Cerasoli, Lilly Reeves, Charlotte Waites, Maddy Rice, Easton Smith, Nate Barber, Gracie Hyatt, Maddie Barnes; back row: coaches Kim Brown and Jennifer Lewis.
The Carmel ES reading bowl team earned third place at the CCSD Reading Bowl; from left to right, front row: Payton Chambley, Brooklyn Parker, Mia Dobbs, Josie Peck, Isaac McLemore, Colin McCarthy, Zach Pace, Eila Devine; back row: coaches Jessica Parker, Adisha Wesley, Robin Moles and Principal Kim Hagood.
The Creekland MS reading bowl team earned second place at the CCSD Reading Bowl; from left to right: Assistant Principal Celeice Hood, Hudson Zieg, Katelyn Hartwell, Ryan Pattillo, Micah Owens, John Merrill Williams, William Brooks, Graham Bauch, Dallas Woody and coach Elise Creech.
The Teasley MS reading bowl team earned third place at the CCSD Reading Bowl; from left to right: Bella Sims, Ava Burk, Cherokee Munoz-Santos, Aisha Gracia Juarez, Grace Brake, Austin Meja, Addison Higginbotham and coach Stephanie Patterson; not pictured: coach Beth DuLong.