A clean shaven Mr. Litwin on January 30th

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The evolution of a beard- Mr. Litwin in mid-February

Mann students have been busy reading for this year’s readathon, Reading Makes us Wild!  In true hockey playoff fashion, Mr. Litwin has vowed not to shave until we find out if we make our goal of 400,000 minutes read by the entire school.  Everyone has been watching the progress of his beard and asking if he will really shave it off. The students have been asking too and Mr. Litwin keeps asking them if they have been reading. The answer has been a resounding "Yes!"

Now is the crucial time. The calendars have been turned in and the readathon volunteers are counting the minutes. Will the students read 400,000 minutes so Mr. Litwin can finally shave? Will Mr. Litwin's wife

Mr. Litwin takes the hockey theme a step further- beard and no teeth!

be happy with the result or will it be like Groundhog Day, six more weeks of reading? We will all find out at the readathon closing ceremony on March 14!