Tome Society Chapters
High School - Tome Society
- Students - grades 9-12
- Read from the 20 Tome Society It List nominees
- 11th and 12th grade students are eligible for induction into the Tau Omicron Mu Epsilon Honor Society
Middle School - Jr. Tome Society
- Students - grades 6-8
- Read from the 10 Jr Tome It List nominees
Elementary School - Club Tome
- Students - grades 4-5
- Read from the 6 Club Tome It List nominees
Registering Your Chapter
Annual Chapter Registration Form
Chapters should submit the form linked above once and pay school dues by October 1st each school year to participate. School dues are based on total school size*. See below:
*For schools registering more than one chapter (e.g. private schools with an elementary and middle chapter, etc.) you will pay school dues separately for each chapter level. Dues are based on the total student count within that school level.
Why total school size? When you register your chapter each year, every student in your school becomes a Tome member at the state level, meaning you can submit competition entries from any student in your school. We recommend using the Tome Competition Rubrics and Lesson Plans to collaborate with teachers in the classroom. If an exemplary student product emerges, submit it for judging!
Chapters should submit the form linked above once and pay school dues by October 1st each school year to participate. School dues are based on total school size*. See below:
- $25 - home school family or co-op (25 or less students)
- $50 - public library chapter (unlimited)
- $50 - school with less than 500 students total
- $75 - school with 501-750 students total
- $100 - school with 751-1000 students total
- $125 - school with 1001-1250 students total
- $150 - school with 1251-1500 students total
- $175 - school with 1501-1750 students total
- $200 - school with 1751-2000 students total
- $225 - school with 2001-2250 students total
- $250 - school with 2251 or more students total
*For schools registering more than one chapter (e.g. private schools with an elementary and middle chapter, etc.) you will pay school dues separately for each chapter level. Dues are based on the total student count within that school level.
Why total school size? When you register your chapter each year, every student in your school becomes a Tome member at the state level, meaning you can submit competition entries from any student in your school. We recommend using the Tome Competition Rubrics and Lesson Plans to collaborate with teachers in the classroom. If an exemplary student product emerges, submit it for judging!
Getting Started Guide
- Pick a chapter adviser (and co-adviser, if possible).
- Get to know the information on our website - everything you need to know is here!
- Submit the Annual Chapter Registration form by October 1st. An invoice will be emailed to the chapter adviser for payment.
- Recruit Chapter Members and collect local dues, if you desire. (Example: one chapter collects $40 from each club member at the beginning of the year. This pays for their school dues, a t-shirt, TomeCon registration, & TomeCon lunch.)
- If your chapter would like to participate in Reading Bowl, recruit up to 15 student team members from your club and start reading the It List books for your level.
- Have meetings where you talk about the Books of the Month, work on competition submissions, plan your service project, and more!
- Encourage students to vote for their favorite It List books as they read.
- Encourage students to participate in at least one competition per semester (Fall and Spring submissions).
- Host Tome Literacy Week at your school in February.
- Encourage your chapter to develop and implement a Chapter Service Project.
- High School chapters, encourage juniors and seniors to accumulate points in order to join Tau Omicron Mu Epsilon.
- Bring a group of students to TomeCon in March!
- Check out our FAQ's at the bottom of the About page for more info!
Competitions
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Students participating in a Tome chapter have a diverse menu of digital competitions to choose from, not just limited to Reading Bowl. For a list of all of our competitions and deadlines, please visit the Competitions page.
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There's more than just reading bowl! |
Tau omicron MU Epsilon
Students in grades 9-12 can track their chapter activities on the TOME Points Sheet from year to year. Students meeting the following minimum requirements are eligible for initiation into the TOME Honor Society at TomeCon each spring:
- Currently in grades 11 or 12.
- Accrued 30 or more points on the Tau Omicron Mu Epsilon Points Sheet by the spring deadline.
- Unweighted GPA at time of spring deadline is 3.5 or higher.
