Read Across America

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NEWS RELEASE

Contact: Jeanne Kraft

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 2017

[email protected] 903.737.7473

Justiss students celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday with ‘Read Across America’ day National Education Association’s (NEA’s) Read Across America Day is a nationwide reading celebration that takes place annually on March 2—Dr. Seuss’s birthday. Across the country, thousands of schools and libraries participate by bringing together kids, families, and books! Justiss Elementary school is celebrating reading all week.

Dylan Dimond, 1st grade, has fun in the photo booth posing with the Cat in the Cat, (Writing Lab teacher, Amanda Little) during Justiss' Read Across America Night.

Ayden Gill enjoys green eggs and ham in Sherry Moree's Kindergarten class.

London Henry, 2nd grade, and Micaiah Henry, Kindergarten, enjoy Read Across America Night with their parents Bennetta and Kendall Henry.

Third grade bilingual students spent time reading to the Kindergarten bilingual classes during Read Across America Week!

Amyria Thompson, 2nd grader, chooses her door prize at Read Across America Night.

Door prize winners at “Read Across America Night” are from left (front row) 1st grader Zynnett Barcenasautographed - Ladycat soccer ball; Kindergartener Hayden Moree-autographed Wildcat basketball; 2nd grader Braelon Williams- autographed Wildcat football; (back row) 3rd grader Erykah Braxton-gift basket; 3rd grader Antaneah Burton-autographed Ladycat basketball; and 4th grader Oscar Alamilla-autographed Wildcat soccer ball.

Thing 1 (Melanie Meredith, Academic Coach) reads during Read Across America Week to students!