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The Reedley Exponent B10 Thursday, March 1, 2018 FCCLA raises funds
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cia Middle School's Patriots team won second place at the annual Battle of the Books on Feb. 23. They are (top, from left) Lizeth Herrera, Karen Flores, team captain Matthew Piceno, Kenia Flores and Paola Rangel. In front are (from left) Jennifer Garcia and Jessica Craig, Navelencia librarian and coach.
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Grant Middle School – filled the library at Reedley High before the “battle” started.
Teams could have a maxi- mum of six members. Rounds were held there throughout the morning and in other rooms at the campus. Adult volunteers read the questions, and RHS Book Club members assisted at the event.
After lunch, the champion- ship and third-place contests were held.
Dawn Linhoff, the RHS li- brarian, is one of the organiz- ers for the Battle of the Books event. She said it’s exciting for her to see many students in- volved in a reading activity: “Our goal is to develop life- long readers.”
Before the championship match, Patriots team member Jennifer Garcia said that she felt “we’ve been doing really good. I’ve grown closer to my teammates, and I really like that.”
And, she said: “I’ve learned to like reading be- cause of this.”
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The Reedley High School chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America raised $1,040 in a two-week span for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Katlin Hicks (far right), campaign manager for the Student Series for the organization in the region, is seen here at a recent check presentation at RHS. Pictured with her (from left) are RHS Principal John Ahlin; Lisa Bueno, RHS teacher and FCCLA chapteradviser; andRichardBueno,chapteradviser.
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the Books for high schools. Battle of the Books is a nationwide program with a single goal, according to its website: “The purpose is sim- ply to encourage students to read good books and have fun while competing with peers.” This year, KCUSD orga- nizers chose a Battle of the Books recommended list of 24 books that included “Ring of Endless Light” by Madeleine L’Engle, “Eight Cousins” by Louisa May Alcott, and “Base- ball in April” by Gary Soto, who was born in Fresno and is a lauded poet and author. Students in the competition answer questions based on
details from the books.
“It’s amazing how many books these kids have to read on their own. This is totally
independent,” Preheim said. In addition to the teams who participated in the Feb. 23 event, she said that schools
had even more students in- volved at the campus level, with competitions held at those sites.
“It’s one of the few com- petitive academic opportuni- ties for kids,” Preheim said. “And they’re competitive, and their coaches are com- petitive.”
That aspect appealed to students such as Emily, who also was on a team last year. “I wanted to do this mostly be- cause it was a really fun ex- perience last year. We all be- came close. We became more like family than friends.”
It also attracted Paola Rangel, an eighth-grader on the Navelencia Patriots team: “I’m very competitive. I like winning. Even if it’s not win- ning, I just like the experi- ence.”
The students – with other team names such as “Book Worms” from Silas Bartsch School, “Reading Rockstars” from Riverview School, “Bookbusters” from T.L. Reed, and “Reading Raptors” from
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For the second year, the Reedley High School chapter of Family, Career and Com- munity Leaders of America raised funds for the Leuke- mia and Lymphoma Society, through the Pennies for Pa- tients drive.
And, the total came to $1,040, an impressive amount for a two-week effort.
“They did such a fantas- tic job,” said Katlin Hicks, campaign manager of Stu- dent Series for the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society in the region. “It’s a testament to the kids in this area.”
The RHS chapter total for two years is $1,708.
The proceeds go to chil- dren’s blood cancer research. And, RHS FCCLA students see firsthand how their in- volvement can make a differ- ence in these patients’ lives. Chapter advisers say the stu- dents learn about leadership, teamwork and what “doing good” for other can accom- plish.
The RHS FCCLA chapter for its fund drive challenged Reedley High School Asso- ciated Student Body clubs to collect loose change. The Spanish Club was the win- ner, earning bragging rights for this year’s event. Through all the clubs’ efforts, FCCLA exceeded its goal of $1,000.
Lisa Bueno, RHS teacher and FCCLA chapter adviser, thanked all the clubs, stu- dents, club advisers and staff who participated in the Pen- nies for Patients fund drive.
The RHS FCCLA chapter challenged Reedley High School Associated Student Body clubs to collect loose change for the Pennies for Patients drive. The Spanish Club raised the most funds. Picture here are (from left) FCCLA member Mia Vasquez, Spanish Club President David Jaurequi, and FCCLA member Alina Hodges
The Dunlap School Bobcats took third place at Battle of the Books. Pictured here (standing from left) are Jade Klemin, Lavina Lovewell, Abigail Keith, Anna Holt, Keara Lynn, Lindsay Lunsford and Karen Twardowski, Dunlap librarian and coach. In front is Kimberly Nguyen.
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The musical “Swing!” – presented by Reedley’s River City Theatre Company – con- tinues its run at the historic Reedley Opera House.
The jukebox-style show features plenty of songs and music from the Swing Era that reigned through the 1930s and 1940s. The tunes include “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” and “Sing, Sing, Sing.”
The musical plays Thurs- day, March 1, through Sunday, March 4, and then winds up its run next Thursday, March 8, to Sunday, March 11, at the opera house, 1720 10th St.
This is a first-time produc- tion for RCTC. There is no dialogue, but vignettes about recurring characters carry the musical along. In addition,
this may be the most dance- heavy show that RCTC has done, and cast members took lessons in swing dancing to capture the energy and joy of that style of dance.
Humor also is part of the show, which also features a live band.
The cast includes Sarah Andrew-Bailey, Stephanie Barnett, Rachel Ensley, Theo Hill, Bethany Houghton, Charlton Hughes, Desiree Linebarger, Jayromy Merca- do, Jessica Meredith, Jeremy Salas, Jessica Williams, and Laramie Woolsey. The direc- tor is Tidy Gill.
For showtimes, tickets and other information, go online to reedleyrivercitythe- atre.org or call (559) 638-6500. Tickets also can be purchased at David’s, 1034 G St.
"Swing!" – a musical ode to swing music and swing dance from the 1930s and 1940s –
is being present- ed by Reedley's River City Theatre Company at the historic Reedley Opera House.
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