For the second consecutive year, DeKalb Public Library has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the "Big Read", a community-wide reading project for October based on a literary classic. This year's book was, "To Kill A Mockingbird". Numerous events were hosted throughout DeKalb County during the month of October to promote reading for pleasure. All District 428 schools were invited to participate, however, some schools chose to read books on similar topics of justice, fairness, decision-making, tolerance, choices, or the difference between right and wrong.

The following totals were gathered regarding the books read by students at Huntley Middle School:

Team 6 Orange: 156
Team 6 Black: 123

Team 7 Orange: 190
Team 7 Black: 143

Team 8 Orange: 165
Team 8 Black: 346

6th Grade total: 279
7th Grade total: 333
8th Grade total: 511

School total: 1,123 books

The scales of justice helped measure progress of students' reading during the month of October.	Team 8th Grade Black were the runaway winners of the Huntley "Big Read" contest, with 346 books.

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