Readathon Reaches Astounding Results
3/14/2008 12:58 PM | | MC, Angela Davis, and a shaved Mr. Litwin show off the amazing student reading total! |
Horace Mann School (K-6) celebrated the UNBELIEVABLE success of its 4th Annual Read-a-thon entitled, “Reading Makes Us Wild!" on Friday, March 14th at 9:30 a.m. in the school gymnasium with WCCO Morning Anchor Angela Davis, serving as “Master of Ceremonies.” The celebration will be capped off in a few weeks by the leadership of Wild Principal Brad Bombardir and his First Grade Assistant Principal Colin.
Students have been reading the entire month of February, and collecting pledges for the minutes they read. This year’s goal was to read 400,000 minutes and seek pledges, matching grants, and donations. If they succeeded in reaching the reading goal, Mr. Litwin agreed to shave his beard and be a Wild player for a day while the former Wild player Brad Bombardir is Principal.
Principal Litwin and Ms. Davis awarded prizes to the students who completed their monthly reading calendars and who raised money in pledges. Grand prizes were awarded (at each grade level) to students with the top number of minutes read and largest amount of money raised.
Minutes read: 501,274!
Money raised: $15,695!
The money raised will be put toward the classroom activities and enrichments in art, music, and other activities.
Thank you to all the wonderful Horace Mann School students for their hard work and minutes read.
Thank you to the teachers for their enthusastic help and support.
Thank you to the entire Horace Mann School community (parents/guardians/friends/neighbors/family members) for your generous support of this project.
Thank you to Eileen O'Connell Conzet, the National Readathon Committee rep.
Thank you to Mr. Litwin...you are way cool!
....and a "SPECIAL" thank you to Horace Mann School parent, Julie Schulz, for her many hours of work, enthusiasm, and organization in coordinating this wonderfully fun and successful project.
Horace Mann School is a K-6 elementary school nestled in St. Paul's Highland Park community and is known for academic excellence & total personal development focused on individual students. As a learning community where high expectations for every child are nurtured in a caring and supportive environment -- the school is highly respected for its exceptional teaching staff, its diversity, a "gifted and talented" program of distinction, test scores among the highest in the district, and many academic enrichment opportunities. Horace Mann School is a welcoming, friendly, caring, and safe environment for learning and enjoys the enthusiastic support of committed families who participate in a myriad of volunteer activities on behalf of the school.
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