Tag - The Nickel Boys

NEHS Scholarship Prompts

Prompts for the NEHS Scholarship essays based on the 2023 Common Reader, Beautiful Country, by Qian Julie Wang, will be posted November 1, 2022. Graduating...

Scholarship Window Now Open

Applications for NEHS Scholarships based on the 2022 Common Reader, The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri, are now being accepted. All applications must...

Common Reader Recommendations

The Advisory Council continues to seek recommendations for the Common Reader for next year; the text selected becomes the basis for the NEHS scholarship...

NEHS Focuses on Writing

Ernest Hemingway stated, “There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it’s like drilling rock and then...

2021 Common Reader Selected

After considering a long list of books recommended by many NEHS Advisors, the Advisory Council has selected The Nickel Boys, award-winning novel by Colson...