Mariah Escatel
Every month students in Mrs. Ortega’s eighth-grade honors language arts class are required to read a specific genre and take an AR test on that book by the end of each month.
“It can be a chore, especially when it’s a really boring boo, but reading genres that I don’t normally read like, classical books, kind of opened my eyes to see that it doesn’t have to be a YA book to be interesting,” said Kylie Brennan, an 8th graders in Mrs. Ortegas eighth period honors class.
Students, however, are still allowed and encouraged to read a book of their own as well. But the big question is. . . Continue reading “Hey, Ortega Kids This One for You! (Poll)”