Drop Everything and Read
March 18
Read 15 minutes
Log your reading in Beanstack
Win Prizes!
All students and most faculty can access Beanstack through ClassLink. Faculty who are unable to access through ClassLink should email JBoykin@richland2.org for access. Once logged in, select the D.E.A.R. Challenge, click Log Reading, enter book information, start a timer, read for 15 minutes, then stop the timer. It is that simple!
Our school is participating in the Columbia Fireflies Reading Program for the 2026 season!
You have the opportunity to improve your reading skills while earning a COMPLIMENTARY TICKET, Junior hot dog, and soda to a Fireflies Baseball game! Your family will have the chance to buy additional tickets.
This challenge begins on March 1 and ends on April 22. Our School's game date is Sunday, April 26.
You will need to read 300 minutes to successfully complete the challenge.
When you complete the challenge, Ms. Boykin will send you and your parent a ticket link and instruction to claim your student ticket and order any additional tickets for friends and family.
All Reading Program tickets are sold on a first come, first served basis. Claim your tickets as soon as you complete the challenge.
Please see the Fireflies Reading Program Instructions Handout for more details.
Do your basketball research.
Pick up a bracket from the library and fill it out.
Write your name and student id number at the top.
Turn it in at the circulation desk.
Hope your team wins.
No Exceptions
Guides Needed for The Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit.
Spring Valley will once again host the Anne Frank Traveling Exhibit in Partnership with the Anne Frank House on the Campus of USC. Student guides will share her story and the history of the Holocaust with fellow students daily April 13-24. If you have a passion for human rights, Holocaust awarness, or have been moved by Anne's story, The Diary of Anne Frank, we would love to have you on the team. Contact apack@richland2.org for more information.