Go Ahead and Tell Us What You Think
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The Friends of the Norfolk Public Library Annual Book Review Contest
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ourth through twelfth grade students in Norfolk got the chance on the importance of reading and writing in her own life. to write what they were really thinking when they participated The reviews are traditionally due in March, but it is certainly not too in the annual Friends of the Norfolk Public Library (FNPL) Book early to be thinking about a book to review for the 2014 Book Review Review Contest last spring. As the school year began to wind down, Contest. Students that are in 4th-12th grades in any Norfolk schools more than 2,000 student book reviews were read and judged to find and home-schooled students are welcome to participate. The FNPL the three winning reviews for each grade. Public, private, and homeis gearing up to find readers and judges for thousands of reviews again schooled students competed against each other. It this school year. Thank you to all who participated in 2013! is important to note that students did not have to like the book they 2013 B ook R eview C ontest W inners reviewed. Critical thinking and creative writing were shown by all. Congratulations to all of the winners, and especially to the Best Overall: overall winner, Anna-Britta Pincus, a 12th grader at Maury High Anna-Britta Pincus 12th Grade – Maury High School ................................................................................................ School. Pincus reviewed the classic book, A Clockwork Orange CATEGORY NAME SCHOOL TEACHER by Anthony Burgess. Her review was featured and read aloud ................................................................................................ G ra d e 1 2 : at the annual Book Review Contest award ceremony held at First Place: NuQuella Jacobs Maury High School Ms. Davidson-Cook Pretlow in May. The event was packed with winners and their Second Place: Jasmine Payne Maury High School Ms. Biddlingmeier proud families, and teachers. Professor Bingham-Risher of Third Place: Khristofer DeCastro Maury High School Ms. Kurtz ................................................................................................ Old Dominion University was featured as a speaker and G ra d e 1 1 : addressed the guests with a heartfelt and inspiring discussion First Place: Zachary Joachim Maury High School Ms. Stephenson Second Place: Lisa Trinh Maury High School Ms. Stephenson Third Place: Waverlee Harvey Maury High School Ms. Kershasky ................................................................................................
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Library Closings
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Jordan-Newby Branch Library will be closed Saturday, Nov. 2
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Thanksgiving Eve Close at 5 PM on Wednesday, Nov. 27 ..........................................................
Thanksgiving Thursday, Nov. 28 & Friday, Nov. 29 ..........................................................
Christmas Eve Close at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24 ..........................................................
Christmas Wednesday, Dec. 25 ..........................................................
New Year’s Eve Close at 5 PM on Tuesday, Dec. 31
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First Place: Quint Heaton Second Place: Lorraina Roth Third Place: Semiyah Sams
Norfolk Academy Maury High School Granby High School
Ms. Hopkins Mr. Saunders Ms. Crumm
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First Place: Celine Miller Second Place: Robert Rerstion Third Place: Ausin Beale
Saint Patrick Catholic School Ms. Gunter Norfolk Collegiate Ms. Belle Norfolk Collegiate Ms. Belle
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First Place: Brian Gilday Second Place: Catherine Moore Third Place: Ellie Maus
Norfolk Collegiate Norfolk Collegiate Norfolk Collegiate
Ms. Hastings Ms. Hastings Ms. Hastings
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First Place: Dylan Cupp Academy of International Studies Ms. Tiedge Second Place: Patrick McElroy Norfolk Academy Ms. Rodgers Third Place: Solomon Duane Norfolk Academy Ms. Rodgers
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First Place: William Smythe Second Place: Sean Miller Third Place: Katherine Smith
Norfolk Academy Ms. Kelly Norfolk Academy Ms. Kelly Saint Patrick Catholic School Ms. Costanza
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Ms. Kurtz Ms. Kershasky Ms. Kurtz
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Veterans Day Sunday, Nov. 10 & Monday, Nov. 11
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Maury High School Maury High School Maury High School
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First Place: Dara Alper Second Place: Emily Martell Third Place: Sabrina Richards
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First Place: Lauren Kuehl Second Place: Abby McMonagle Third Place: Mathew Wetmore
Larchmont Elementary Norfolk Collegiate Norfolk Academy
Ms. Phillips Ms. James Dr. Pleming
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