Thanks to all of the parents who helped with the book fair. It was a big success and our sales were great. It takes a lot of people to set up, run, and break down. We 27 adult helpers and several kids. A big thanks to Vicki Vermillion who called everyone and set up the [...]
Books will be delivered on Thursday and that is when the fun begins! Books come disorganized and we need to unpack, sort, and set up on tables in “like groups.” Also, it is always fun to see what is sent and get that first look. Times we need helpers are: Thursday from 1:00 p.m. to [...]
Thanks to Costco on Dimond for their generous donation of pizza for our Battle of the Books (BOB) award celebration this past Friday. Costco provided pizza for 25 BOB participants, coaches, and parents. Everyone had a great time and it was nice to talk about BOB this year and plan for next year.
Audrey, Polaris Librarian
Our Battle of the Books teams worked very hard this year and given the new school schedule; they did a great job. Their super sportsmanship and how they conducted themselves should be commended! Everyone seemed to really have fun at the events and many are planning next year alreadyJ. The outgoing H.S. team was very happy with [...]
Please congratulate Jonathon Weinfurter, Nikki Navio, Sam Friedman, and Allison Ducker for a job well done! There were 11 teams participating today at Service High in the Anchorage H.S. Battle of the Books competition. The questions were tough and our team did an outstanding job. It should be noted that with the new school schedule and intensives [...]
The book fair will be set up next week on Monday and Tuesday for preview. Please stop by to see what we have! On Tuesday, right after school, students may “preshop” and we will hold what they would like to purchase. Sales officially begin on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 7th & 8th. We will be [...]
Any student in grades 3-12 who is interested in Battle of the Books should come to the library for a short meeting at 12:00, tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 26th. We will sign up, receive materials, permission slips that need to be returned, and meet each other. Battle volunteers are invited too!
Thanks to all who have volunteered so far!!!! It is wonderful that so many of you have signed up. However, we do have some critical time slots still open and we need at least one person to help with sales during these times. The time commitment is for a two hour block on either Nov. [...]