Wednesday, June 5, 2002
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Wednesday, June 5, 2002 |
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Parades honor Accelerated Readers Fayette students love to read and it shows. Recently, students at both Peachtree City and Huddleston Elementary Schools celebrated their achievements through the Accelerated Reader program by participating in parades at their individual schools. Accelerated Reader is a program that allows students to take computerized reading comprehension tests on an extensive list of books. Each book included in the test list is assessed for reading level and assigned points. The point system takes into account both the reading level and the length of the book. A total of 451 students participated in the program at Peachtree City Elementary with 260 achieving 100 percent of their reading goals, which were set at the beginning of the school year. This year a new certification level was added to the Accelerated Reader program that required students to read both fiction and non-fiction books. Six students achieved the new certification: Mary Beth Jones, third grade; J.C. Williams, second grade; Saharra Griffin, first grade; Sebastian Ferguson, second grade; Billy Pemu, first grade and Kanto Matsuyama, second grade. Those students, called Panther Readers Plus, earned themselves a front row spot in the parade as well as tickets for a free meal from Chick-fil-A, the school's newest business partner in education. The students, led by Grand Marshal and Fayette County Board of Education member Janet Smola, paraded down to the Southland Nursing Home, which is next door to the school, to greet the patients and staff who had gathered outside to congratulate them for their hard work. Prior to the parade, Smola praised the students and presented them with Dr. Seuss' book, "Oh the Places You Will Go." Huddleston's parade was reserved for those students who achieved 100 percent or over of their reading goal. Over 300 students met their 100 percent goal with two students achieving 200 percent of their goals: Rachel Simmerman, third grade and Andy Lucak, third grade. The McIntosh High School Drum Corp led the 100 percent and over achievers on a victory lap around the school's bus loop and afterwards each student in the parade received a medal recognizing their accomplishments. Students who achieved 25, 50 and 75 percent of their reading goals were also given awards during the celebration. Huddleston had 650 students who participated in this year's Accelerated Reader program.
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