Join us for the History Stories Book Publication Reception & Presentation on Tuesday, June 5th from 10 – 11 am in the Anderson Valley Junior & Senior High School Library at 18200 Mountain View Road (located at the corner of Highway 128 and Mountain View Road in Boonville).

The History Stories—A Cross-Age, Project Based Learning History & Arts Project is a new project based, integrated arts collaboration carried out this school year with the Anderson Valley Junior & Senior High School (AVJH&HS) 8th grade U.S. History class.

The project engaged students working in partner teams in researching, writing, designing and illustrating story books as part of a Reading Buddy exchange with the Kindergarten and 2nd grade classes at Anderson Valley Elementary School.

See attached flyer for more information and if you plan to attend the event please send an email RSVP by Friday, June 1st to Cathleen Micheaels at cm@mcn.org.

PDF flyer invite

We’re really excited about the outcomes of the project and entirely impressed with the remarkable completed story books the student partner teams created which include:
A Dangerous Friendship—The Diary Of Sarah & Ida by Claire E. Livingston & Lidia Sánchez
A Mighty Woman With A Torch—The Story Of The Statue Of Liberty by Jesús Bucio & Angel Hernández
Abraham The Conductor—The Story Of The Train That Crossed The West by Trent Lopez & Cristofer Oseguera
Cher Ami (Dear Friend)—The Unlikely Heroine Of WWI by Liam Campbell & Sergio Talavera
Grandma Ruth’s Story by Maricarmen Guerrero, Rafael Manzo & Jasmine Theiss
My Migration Story—The Story Of One Girl’s Journey From Mexico To California by Dulce Victoria Bucio & Angeles Flores Bucio
On Our Way—The Story Of The Tamale Trail by Brianna Ferreyra & Kiara Wallace
The Bone Chilling, Heart Racing, Fear Causing Tale Of Slug Woman by Ulisses Hernández, Conner Johnston & Rocco Schwinn
Survived—The Story Of How The Sea Otter Lived by Daniel Garibay & Ronan Williams
The Boy With The Banjo—A Story Of A Brave Escape by Miguel Padilla, Anthony Suárez & Bea Téllez
The Story Of A Brave Girl Named Pocahontas by Jonathan Garcia & Miranda Mendoza
Victory Of The Wind—The Story Of An Iroquois Boy & His Dream To Play Lacrosse by Gael González & José Sánchez

With appreciation to Anderson Valley Arts, Anderson Valley Education Foundation, Anderson Valley Lions Club and the Martin and Morris Fund of the Community Foundation of Mendocino County for their generous funding and to Sharon Garner of S-Squared Art Productions and Mendo Litho for generous in-kind support.