For the second year in a row, Wonder by R.J. Palacio is the winner of GVJH's March Book Madness event.

In the Top Two Final Round, Wonder earned 52.5% of the student vote, while The Hunger Games earned 47.5%. 

GV Readers, if you have not yet read one (or both) of those excellent books, you are missing out!

First Place ($30 Chaucer's Gift Card): 8th grader Grant Y. won with a perfect bracket!
Runner Up ($15 Chaucer's Gift Card): 8th grader Sophia K.
Runner Up ($15 Chaucer's Gift Card): ​8th grader Kennan S.

First Place ($15 Chaucer's Gift Card): Mr. Ortega!

Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated. And a special thank you to Ms. Hatcher-Day for planning the contest and evaluating hundreds of completed brackets.

Do you know that Goleta Valley Junior High students are eligible for Student Success Cards from the Santa Barbara Public Library?

Here is some key information to know about Student Success Cards:

• With the Student Success Card, students can use the digital library resources, such as the Libby and Hoopla apps, to checkout eBooks and audiobooks. When the physical library opens again, they can all check out up to three books at a time.
• The Student Success library card is not a physical card—the library card number is tied to a student's ID number: 21447000+student ID number. Anytime a PIN is required to access a library resource, it will be the last four digits of the parent or guardian's primary phone number.
• Parents  or guardians needed to opt in to the Student Success Card during registration at the beginning of the year. 
• If you are having trouble with your Student Success Card, call the Santa Barbara Public Library (805) 962-7653 or text (805) 764-4542.