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Lions, Leos, and Terriers celebrate Read Across America Day

March 13, 2023
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By Debbie Adams

Members of the Vinton Breakfast Lions Club, the William Byrd High School Leo Club, and the WBHS Terriers Girls Soccer Team celebrated Read Across America Day at Herman L. Horn and Bonsack Elementary Schools on March 3. They arrived at the schools with their favorite children’s books in hand, to read to the students in their classrooms.

Students from William Byrd High School visited Herman L. Horn Elementary School on March 3 for Read Across America Day. They included (front row, left to right): Leo Club member Holly Mills, William Byrd Girls Soccer players Taylor Davis, Ella Ashworth, Martina Mihelcic, and Leo Club member Bailey Warden; back row, Girls Soccer team members Kristianna Fitzgerald, Katelin Patrick, Anna Martin, Maddy Simmons, Maci Glass, Emma Gordon, and Sophia Chrisley. (Herman L. Horn photos by Debbie Adams)

Read Across America Day was launched in 1998 by the National Education Association and remains the nation’s largest celebration of reading, with millions participating each year. The program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources that are about everyone, for everyone. Read Across America Day calls upon everyone to read and engage with children to make reading a more fun and interactive experience.

March was chosen for the observance because March is designated as National Reading Month.

Members of the Vinton Breakfast Lions Club who read to students at Herman L. Horn Elementary included Sabrina McCarty, Otis Chambers, Will Moseley, John Berry, Jeff Stovall, Peggy Stovall, Chris McCarty, Jeff Mason, Justin Fix, Dave Jones, and Brian Donise. The school’s SRO, Deputy Keith Smith, read to the preschool classes.

Members of the Vinton Breakfast Lions Club also shared their love for reading with students at HLH on Read Across America Day. Picture left to right are Will Moseley, Dave Jones, Peggy Stovall, Sabrina McCarty, Jeff Stovall, Chris McCarty, Brian Donise, Jeff Mason, Otis Chambers, and John Berry.
Lion Will Mosely reads to the first graders in teacher Beth Greenway’s classroom at Herman L. Horn.

The Breakfast Lions were joined by students from the William Byrd High School girls’ soccer team in reading to the children at Herman L. Horn Elementary. They included Katelin Patrick, Maci Glass, Sophia Chrisley, Ella Ashworth, Maddy Simmons, Martina Mihelcic, Anna Martin, Emma Gordon, Kristianna Fitzgerald, and Taylor Davis, along with William Byrd Leo Club members Holly Mills and Bailey Warden.

William Byrd Leo Club advisor Lisa Stover accompanied a separate group of students to Bonsack Elementary to read in the classrooms there. They included McKenna Paradis, Lilly Kroese, and Jakob Kroese.

William Byrd Leo Club members Lily Kroese and Jakob Kroese read to students at Bonsack Elementary. They are shown with their former teacher Nikki Hall. (Bonsack Elementary photos courtesy of Lisa Stover)

 

Bonsack Elementary Reading Across America Day, Lily Kroese

Leo McKenna Paradis reading at Bonsack

 

McKenna Paradis reading to Bonsack students.
Chris McCarty reading to students at HLH on March 3.
Lion John Berry reading to HLH students.
Lion Brian Donise at HLH
WBHS soccer players Taylor Davis (on left) and Kristianna Fitzgerald reading to students at HLH.
William Byrd soccer player Katelin Patrick reads to students at HLH.
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