Riverton Parke Junior High School students participated in a reading challenge sponsored by the Parke County Public Library and the Friends of the Parke County Library. During the month of February, the seventh and eighth grade battled it out to see who could read the most pages. The seventh graders were victorious over the eighth graders reading 18,573 pages. The eighth graders read 15,486 pages, making a combined total of 34,059 pages read. The top reader for the eighth grade was Lillian Haughee who read 3,214 pages. The seventh grade top reader was Jeremy Wilkey who read 2,900 pages. The participating students were rewarded with a pizza party and snacks on Monday, March 11 courtesy of Friends of the Parke County Library. The top readers were also presented with a gift card.
Pictured are seventh grade Read Across Parke County participants: Jeremy Wilkey, Nic Bennett, Kason Johnson, Tristan Taylor, Scarlett Montgomery, Kendall McCalister, Braylyn Collom, Na’Tyah Burks White, Aubrey Arnold, Molly Jones, Harmony Tate, Amayah Harmon, Amelia Phillips, Aurora Dixon, Koel Stanfield, Kayden Bex, Carson Harkrider, Isaac Greene, Corbyn Morman, Brody Jenkins, Zane Organ, Kris Anderson, Landen Gregg, Kaylynn Comar, and Kimberlyn Baysinger.
Pictured is seventh grade top reader Jeremy Wilkey with Jean Ann Craycraft, Friends of the Parke County Library.
Pictured is eighth grade top reader Lillian Haughee with her prize.
Eighth grade Read Across Parke County participants: Xander Pearman, Tiernan Fiddler, Parker Britton, Luke Weir, Chris Norton, Mya Atkinson, Brooklyn Smith, Shelby Leitgabel, Scout Marsolf, Scarlett Stites, Aisha Johnson, Lillian Haughee, Kayla Anders, and Raeleigh Adams.
