WE HAVE A WINNER IN THE I LOVE TO READ CHALLENGE!

WISH-TV and the NCAA are proud to announce the I Love to Read Challenge Champion for 2023!  Congratulations to Mrs. Kimberly Barnes’ class from Irvington Community Elementary School.  Mrs. Barnes’ students read an average of 17 hours 42 minutes per student in the final round!  The Champions will receive the Championship trophy, a pizza party for their classroom from Arni’s, a classroom library refresh from Scholastic books, tickets to the NCAA Hall of Champions, and more!

WISH-TV is proud to partner with the NCAA Readers Become Leaders program again this year to encourage a love of reading in third-graders at a time when students are developmentally adapting from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.”  And studies are showing that young children have been hit the hardest by academic disruptions from the pandemic so reading is more important now than ever.

We hope all the students that participated will continue a lifelong love of reading, but whether your child participated in the Challenge or not, WISH-TV encourages you to grab a favorite book or find a new favorite at your local library.  Let’s get reading!

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