Hundreds of Leyden High School District 212 students assembled in the auditorium of East Leyden High School Feb. 16, 2024 in Franklin Park for a presentation with author Erin Jade Lange as part of the district’s “One Book One Leyden” program.Hundreds of Leyden High School District 212 students delved into Erin Jade Lange’s book, “Butter,” as part of the district’s “One Book One Leyden” program, with the author making appearances at both of the district’s high schools.
“I try to pick different genres and different types of themes. This time it was a socio-emotional book, which dealt with body image,” West Leyden High School librarian Janine Asmus, who started One Book One Leyden in 2014, told Pioneer Press. According to Asmus, momentum for One Book One Leyden is driven partly through student ambassadors who wear T-shirts they receive after signing up.“I got to connect with hundreds of incredible students to discuss empathy, the creative process and the power of words. I was blown away by the wisdom of every young person I met,” Lange posted on her Facebook page about her “two awesome days of school visits” at West and East Leyden high schools.
Asmus said the afternoon activity at West Leyden High School with One Book One Leyden student ambassadors, who earned teen mental health first aid certification, included a question and answer session with “Butter” director Paul A. Kaufman.The panel that helped lead the discussion included mental health professionals such as Leyden social workers, Illinois Association of Behavioral Health representatives and peer leaders, she explained.
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