Media Club had the opportunity to visit at the Northern Illinois University Media Studies department.

Club members heard from professors and students, experienced professional equipment and setups, and witnessed a class of students filming a project.

We gained some knowledge and experience to help improve our club's activities next school year!

Mrs. Mitilieri invited the READ Club to come read to grades K-4 for Read Across America Week in March.

The high school students read books and answered questions from Prairie View students, then helped them look for books to check out.

One of our club's goals is to spread the joy of reading throughout the district. Club members take pride in being "reading role models" for younger students.

It's Picture Book Month and to celebrate, the Sandwich CUSD 430 libraries are showcasing a picture book called Negative Cat by Sophie Blackall. Picture books are an enduring art form that appeal to readers of all ages.

Each school celebrated in their own way. 

At SHS, we had students and staff send us pictures of their pets and we made a "Pet Wall" outside the library.

More about Negative Cat:

Negative Cat is the story of a little boy who loves cats and asks his parents for a pet cat every day for more than a year. When his parents finally give in and adopt a pet cat from a shelter (with a few conditions, including reading every day), they find that the cat is grumpy, ignores them, and seems negative....about EVERYTHING.

Until one day, the little boy opens a book to practice his reading and finds the cat sitting next to him, listening to him read. The cat becomes friendly and the little boy finds himself going to the animal shelter and reading to all of the animals.

It’s a book about the joy that reading can bring to humans and animals alike.