"You can't run away from who you are, but what you can do is run toward who you want to be. Trouble is, you can't run away from yourself."-Coach

This quote is from our upcoming 4th Quarter novel called "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds.  Ghost tells the story of Castle Cranshaw, a troubled youth who is trying to cope with a traumatic childhood. When he joins the Defenders track team, he learns that he does not have to let his past define him.  

In Mrs. Lesko and Mrs. Sullivan's classes, students are finishing up book clubs. Book clubs offer students choice over what they read and promote independent reading and discussion of the story's plot. Other classes are focusing on reading the novel, Freak the Mighty. During this unit students are focusing on theme, conflict, plot and characterization. During 3rd quarter, students will also focus on nonfiction text structures and argument writing.