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Convent of the Sacred Heart HS | San Francisco, California

Vol. 31, Iss. 5

Mia Pisacane | THE BROADVIEW

The reading race

Introducing the 'Break to Break' reading challenge Charlotte Morris, Natasha Charas Managing Editor, Reporter

he Convent & Stuart Hall High School library team has introduced the ‘Break to Break’ reading challenge, which is an opportunity for students to earn points and prizes by reading. The challenge was introduced after the return from February break and will continue until the start of spring break. The reading challenge is run by library assistant Nathaniel Crowe. Student participants will keep a log of their reading over the next few weeks leading up to spring break, earning points for each book they read. The challenge is a fun way to promote reading amongst high school students, according to Crowe. “This is the first year I have started up

this challenge,” Crowe said. “I believe similar challenges may have taken place here in the past, but not since I have started working with C&SH Libraries,” Students received instructions and information about signing up for the challenge in their emails. Attached to the email is a Google form to officially sign up for the challenge, along with a spreadsheet to keep a reading log. While the challenge is set to promote reading, there are a few regulations. All books read must be extracurricular, which means they are not assigned in class. Books must also be in prose format, with 100+ pages, and must be new to the reader, meaning no re-reads. “The reading challenge sounds very interesting,” sophomore Sydney Meier said. “It is also a really good incentive to make students read more, which would help a

lot of students because finding time to read during the week can be very hard,” Points are awarded for each page and minute read: one point for one page and 1 % points for each minute read. 100 bonus points are awarded if students read a C&SH library book, and 200 bonus points are awarded if a student reads a new C&SH library book. Reading is shown to have many benefits for the human mind. The average person reads four books a year, with the average reading speed being 200 words per minute. It is also proven to reduce stress levels by 68%, and an estimated 50% of people who read before bed are seen to have better sleep than those who do not, according to Cross River Therapy. “I think reading books is such a great way to build vocabulary and learn advanced grammar structures,” junior Pip-

er Le&ert said. “Reading is also good for mental health and development,” The reading challenge has four tiers of prizes. The first tier is 2500 points and earns players a sticker, the second is 5000 points and earns players a button pin. The third tier is 7500 points and players earn a tote bag, and the last tier is a gift card for 10000 points. For each tier, students are allowed only one prize, and points are unexchangeable. “I recommend reading ‘Why We Remember: Unlocking Memory's Power to Hold on to What Matters’ by Charan Ranganath,” Crowe said. “There is a lot of interesting and incredible information in this book. As I go through life, I value my memories more every day and enjoyed reading this book this past summer.”