Photo provided ST. SYLVESTER Central School students hold the books they recently wrote and had published as part of teacher Vivica Bannan’s first grade class assignment. Front row, from left, are Charlie Ferguson, Gabriella Habig, Gabby Guiler, Ethan Wheeler and Jade Pirl. Back row, from left, are Maggie Murdy, Elliot Masters, Keegan Jorris, Lucas Schumacher, Roen Dierkes, Miles Demchak, Persephone Sefert, Ivory Ludwig and teacher Vivica Bannan.

WOODSFIELD — St. Sylvester Central School has announced that 13 of its students have become published authors through a national student publishing program.

As part of the publishing process, students in teacher Vivica Bannan’s first grade class planned, wrote and illustrated their own books using a free publishing kit provided by Studentreasures Publishing. The topic of their books was “If I Was Granted 3 Wishes.”

The students have been working hard on their books for three weeks.

“This is the second year my class has published a class book through Studentreasures. I love doing this project every year because students get to learn the writing process in a fun, memorable way. The students are always so excited to see their work published in a book. I am so proud of my first graders this year on a fantastic job. We will celebrate being published authors with a publishing party,” she said.

The Studentreasures publishing program provides teachers an easy way to incorporate any lesson plan — from math and science to history, art, and more — into a fun and memorable activity.

Publishing a book in the classroom engages students through hands-on learning and inspires a love of reading and writing.

The best part is a classroom full of proud, smiling young authors, with a memory that lasts a lifetime, plus, a full-color, deluxe hardcover book for the teacher or school library.

The students’ parents also have an option to purchase copies of these unique, childhood keepsakes.