FCHS to Host Community-wide Literacy Event
BLUE RIDGE, GA – Thursday, February 20, 2020

Don your cape and save the world! Following the success of the past two years’ literacy events,
Fannin County High School (FCHS) will host a Superhero Literacy Night on Thursday, February
20, 2020, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on the FCHS campus. Students, families, and community
members are invited to come immerse themselves in the world of comics, graphic novels, super
heroes, and super villains.

Following the interactive literacy festival, one of our most valued and constant literacy partners –
the Swan Drive-in Theatre – will host a showing of Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, rated PG, at
6:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $5/ticket (children 5 and under are free), and Steve and Kathy Setser
at the local Swan Drive-in are graciously donating all ticket proceeds to funding future Fannin
County literacy events and/or projects. Over the past three years, they have been unfailing
supporters of our endeavors to increase literacy-focused opportunities for Fannin County
families and children.

Signs will guide you around the campus to our various activities; if you get lost along the way, a
wandering FCHS or University of North Georgia (UNG) hero will help guide you to your
destination! The Fannin County School System is proud to use this night to celebrate our “Local
Superheroes,” including Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Firefighters, Police Officers, and
heroes of all kinds! Please join us this night and allow us to recognize you and to celebrate your
contributions to our community! If you are a “local superhero,” please stop by the main entrance
table so that we can recognize you.

A number of engaging activities will be taking place to immerse you into the world of superhero
literacy!
 Design your own comic and/or graphic novel in the Art room. These activities are
designed with incremental skills so that they may appeal to a wide age-range.
 Experiment in the STEM world by creating a radioactive slime that just may help you
unlock some of your latent superhero potential in the Chemistry lab!

 The FCHS Writing Center will host an Escape Room, where you must use your wiles to
strategize your escape!
 If you dare, enter into the Bat Cave that is the FCHS Media Center. There, you will be
able to listen to dramatic, costumed readings by the FCHS Drama Department; hone your
technological skills by participating in a coding project to design a superhero; and vote on
your favorite super hero/super villain from the schools’ respective entries!
 Also, inquisitive and competent superheroes (or supervillains) will be able to participate
in a Book Walk in the Commons Area to win the best prizes of all – comic hero-related
books!
 A photo booth will be provided to help document your life-saving endeavors for the sake
of posterity.
 Meet some of our “local superheroes” and learn about the ways they help serve and
protect our community!

Students at each of the schools can enter their individual art work into a “Design your own
Superhero/Supervillain” contest. Requirements, including the development of an origin story for
many of the grade levels, exist for each of the four grade bands: Pre-K through 2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-
12. A winner will be selected by public vote in each category, and that winner will receive an
awesome prize! If your child is interested, please have them complete and submit their entry
form and original art work to their school’s office by the end of the day (3:00 p.m.) on Tuesday,
February 18, 2020. Entry forms and contest details are available at each of the schools.

The Fannin County Public Library will host a parent resource room, along with parent jeopardy
featuring with prizes, and the Blue Ridge Mountain Arts Association (BRMAA) will also have a
representative that night! Hopefully, North Georgia Technical College (NGTC) and the Fannin
Literacy Action Group (FLAG) will be able to share Captain Amazing with the community! The
University of North Georgia (UNG) Scholars Program students will work across the event as part
of their service learning project for the year.

Wear your finest superhero garb (minus masks for safety purposes), and join us for this
“marvelous” evening! The literacy festival portion of the evening is entirely free, and it is
provided to the Fannin County Community through many generous community partnerships. We
hope that you are able to join us for both the festival and the film Spiderman: Into the
Spiderverse at the Swan!

This event is designed to welcome all ages. If you would like more information, please feel free
to contact Sarah Welch, Director of Instructional Services & Policy, via email at
[email protected] or by phone at 706.632.3771. Follow event details on Facebook with
Fannin County High School or Fannin County School System, or use #fanninreads or
#readlikeahero on Twitter to share your experiences.