Students: This summer, choose a book and read for pleasure and perspective. Engaging with different narratives helps us understand others and reflect on our own experiences and beliefs. To encourage this, there will be short, simple activities due on the first day of school, Friday, August 15, 2025. Enjoy your summer reading.
Commit to our Honor Pledge in May (current students) by pledging to read at least one book and complete the required activities. New students will sign the pledge when they receive their new laptop with Technology.
Select your book(s). You have the option to read more than one, choosing from recommended lists or your personal collection or the local public library.
Use a Google Form to write a six-word response and provide a reflection of three to five sentences on your chosen book, exploring it through the lens of next year's Marist Way theme, "Faith in Contemporary Society." (You must be logged into Google with your @marist.com credentials in order to access the Google Form.)
Optional: Participate for prizes in our Beanstack BINGO Challenge
REQUIRED: Incoming seventh graders
Students will read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey. For more information, contact Molly Carlin (carlinm@marist.com), Foundations Director.
REQUIRED: Rising 8 through 12 grade students
Using a book of their choice, students will complete this activity by writing a six-word review and a three- to five-sentence reflection. Their response should connect their book to next year’s theme, Living Our Faith in Contemporary Society, as well as the homeroom activity in August.
OPTIONAL:
Faculty and Staff Book Clubs: Read & Connect!
Rising 7 through 12 grade students
New for summer reading! Book Club! Faculty and staff can sponsor a book and guide students throughout the summer. Students may choose to read with a book club led by a sponsor and use their sponsored book to complete the required activity.
OPTIONAL:
BEANSTACK BINGO Challenge: Log & Win!
Rising 7 through 12 grade students
Join the optional summer reading challenge! Log your reading minutes in Beanstack for a chance to win amazing prizes, including a free parking space for a junior or senior, two homecoming dance tickets, a Campus Store gift card, and more! The more you read, the better your chances to win! Special recognition and awards for our top readers!
