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Several Years ago Mrs. Helen Ruffin,a very dynamic and innovative person was the library media specialist at Sky Haven Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia. In 1985, she served on the selection committee for the Georgia Children’s Book Award nominee program. This literature program began in the Department of Language Education at the University of Georgia’s College of Education. This literature program inspired her to use the nominee books to encourage her students to read.
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Mrs. Ruffin created a unique reading competition
in game format using the award nominees. It was called the Reading Bowl. Her vision was to have teams comprised of students from different schools compete to test their knowledge of the selected books. She shared this vision with her colleagues. They embraced her idea and pressed forward.
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Today, the Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl is open to students in grades four through twelve across the state. The DeKalb County’s School System’s Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl has been a leader in this endeavor. They have hosted both the local and state competition within the DeKalb County School System.
Registration is held in the fall of each year. The competition takes place on a Saturday morning in late winter. January 30,2010 will mark the eleventh annual countywide competition.
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NEWS!!! NEWS!! The Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl will only use the original 20 titles on the Georgia Book Awards Nominees list and the 20 titles on the Ga. Peach Teen Book Award Nominees list. There are 18 titles for the elementary students and all twenty titles from the GBA will be used for middle school students.
February 6,2010 is the date for the Regional Bowls.
the location and persons to contact are:
North:
Pickens County Middle School
Esther Brenneman
Email:esther.brenneman@cherokee.k12.ga.us
Karen Gurty
Karengurty@pickens.k12.ga.us
West
University Of West Georgia
Pamela Huey
Email:pamela_huey@douglas.k12.ga.us
Stephen Williams
Email: stephenlwilliams@bellsouth.net
Metro Region
Clayton State University
Barbara Hallstrom
Email: Barbara_K_Hallstrom@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Dr. Mary J. Thomas
Email: mary_j_thomas@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us
Middle Georgia Region
Gray Station Middle School
324 Ga Highway 18 E
Gray, GA 31032
Coordinator
Charlotte Foskey
Address: 324 Highway 18 East
Gray, GA 31032
Email Address: cfoskey@jones.k12.ga.us
East
Augusta State University
Terrie Gribanow
Email:GribanowT@mcduffie.k12.ga.us
South
Valdosta State University
Jaime Rearley
Email:jrearley@liberty.k12.ga.us
Shan Peters
Email: rpeters@camden.k12.ga.us
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Georgia Children's Book Award Program is the partner of the Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. The winning teams from the two HRRB Divisional Bowls will meet at the Georgia Children's Literature Conference on March 20,2010 for the State Championship of the Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl. The Georgia Children's Literature Conference is held at Athens, Georgia.
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B enefits of the Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Students will:
Increase standardized test scores
Increase reading comprehension
Develop an appreciation for literature
Enhance verbal communication skills
Promote cooperation
Build self-esteem
Develop team spirit
Improve academic achievement
“Students who read become adults who lead.”
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The Six Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Region 2009-2010
The North HRRB Division:
Bartow,,Calhoun City,Cartersville City,Catoosa,Chattooga, Cherokee,Chickamauga City,Dade,Dalton City,Dawson, Fannin,Forsyth,Gainesville City,Gilmer,Gordon, Habersham, Hall,Lumpkin,Murray,Pickens,Rabun,Towns,Trion City,Union,Walker,White,Whitfield, and non-public school organizations(see rules for inclusions)
The West HRRB Division:
Bremen City,Butts, Carroll City,Schools,Carroll County,
Chattahoochee,Cobb,Coweta,Douglas,Floyd,Haralson,Harris,Heard,Lamar, Marietta City,Marion,Meriwether,Muscogee,Paulding,Pike,Polk,Rome City,Spalding,Talbot,Taylor,Thomaston-Upson,Troup,and non-public school organizations(see rules for inclusions).
The East HRRB Division:
Banks,Barrow,Bulloch,Burke,Candler,Clarke,Columbia,Commerce City,Effingham, Elbert,Emanuel,Franklin,Glascock,Greene,Hancock,Hart, Jackson, Jefferson,Jefferson City,Jenkins,Lincoln,Madison,McDuffie,Oconee,Oglethorpe, Richmond,Screven,Social Circle City,Stephens,Taliaferro, Treutlen,Walton,Warren,Wilkes,and non-public school organizations(see rules for inclusions).
Metro HRRB Division:
Atlanta City,Clayton,DeKalb,Fulton,Gwinnett,Henry,Newton,Rockdale,and non-public school organizations(see rules for inclusions).
Middle HRRB Division:
Baldwin,Bibb,Bleckley,Crawford,Dublin City,Fayette,Houston,Jasper,Johnson, Jones,Laurens,Macon,Monroe,Montgomery,Morgan,Peach,Putnam,Schley,Sumter, Twiggs,Washington,Wilkinson,and non-public school organizations(see rules for inclusions).
South HRRB Division:
Appling,Atkinson,Bacon,Baker,Ben Hill,Berrien,Brantley,Brooks,Bryan,Calhoun, Camden,Charlton,Chatham,Clay,Clinch,Coffee,Colquitt,Cook,Crisp,Decatur,Dodge, Dooly,Dougherty,Early,Echols,Evans,Glynn,Grady,Irwin,Lanier,Jeff Davis,Lee, Liberty,Long,Lowndes,McIntosh,Miller,Mitchell,Pelham City,Pierce,Pulaski,Quitman,Randolph,Seminole,Stewart,Tattnall,Telfair,Terrell,
Thomas,Thomasville City,Tift,Toombs,Turner, Valdosta City,Vidalia City,Ware,Wayne,Webster,Wheeler,Wilcox,Worth,and non-public school organizations(see rules for inclusions).
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