Trendy 12
Read all of the Trendy 12 books! These books are selected and voted upon by Blue Valley Middle School students from each of the middle schools. 12 great books! Read all 12 and you'll be invited to attend our chocolate fountain party in May!
Read all of the Trendy 12 books! These books are selected and voted upon by Blue Valley Middle School students from each of the middle schools. 12 great books! Read all 12 and you'll be invited to attend our chocolate fountain party in May!
Reading Takes the Cake! Game On! An afternoon Extravaganza!
“Reading Takes the Cake,” a PSMS tradition, is a cake decorating contest held in conjunction National School Library Month. It is a one day event with a silent auction. This year it will be held in the library on Friday, April 14th right before Panther Night begins.
All Prairie Star families are invited to bake and decorate a cake to celebrate the importance of reading and school libraries. Students may enter individually or as teams of 3 or less and may have outside help! Cakes will be awarded prizes in three different categories: GRAND PRIZE, CAKE/cupcakes DECORATED AS A SPECIFIC middle school BOOK, and CAKE/cupcakes DECORATED with A READING THEME.
Contest Guidelines:
- Cakes should be delivered to the school by 12:00 pm on Friday, April 14th.
- Cakes may be any shape, size, or flavor but should not be store decorated.
- Cakes must be displayed on a disposable tray and transportable.
- We invite you to be as creative as possible, though cakes MUST have something to do with books or reading. You may select one specific book for your cake; highlight an author; or promote books/reading in general; you may add 3-dimensional objects; you may use pre-formed cake pans; and you may add words or slogans on your cake.Bottom line—your confection must demonstrably have SOMETHING TO DO WITH BOOKS OR READING.
- All cakes entered will be considered donated and will be available for sale. Please send your creation on a disposable platter as we will not be able to return cake plates.Michael’s & Hobby Lobby sell cardboard cake forms and cake boxes.
- Cakes will be sold in an auction format Friday from 3-3:30p. Bidding will close at 3:30. Bids begin at $10.00. Cake will be awarded to the single highest bidder for each confection. Cash or Checks are accepted and must be paid at the time of delivery.
- Proceeds will go towards the purchase of books and other library resources.
Cakes will be on display in the library during the day on Friday, April 14th--
You are welcome to come by to view and let your mouth water!
Cakes & Reading! Two of my very favorite things! We hope you’ll make plans to join us!
“In reading, as in eating, an appetite is half the feast.” - Anonymous
