2024 Readathon
The fourth annual 2024 HES PTO Readathon was held over February Vacation to engage students, support their love of reading and to optionally raise funds for the schools. This Readathon was record-breaking, with 135 readers logging 73,012 minutes! Congratulations to all of our amazing readers! Everyone who participated will receive certificates, bookmarks and PAWSOME HES Readathon water bottle stickers. Great job readers!
Winners Podium
Overall School Winner:
Mr. Cullinane's 5th grade class read 14,286 minutes
Top Grade:
5th Grade --26,484 minutes
Top Classes:
Pre-K: Ms. Campanello (304 minutes)
Kindergarten: Mrs. White (2,271 minutes)
First Grade: Mrs. Lazaro/Mrs. Melo (2,518 minutes)
Second Grade: Mrs. Salmon (4,373 minutes)
Third Grade: Mrs. Durgin (2,560 minutes)
Fourth Grade: Ms. Keane (6,603 minutes)
Fifth Grade: Mr. Cullinane (14,286 minutes)
Top Readers From Each Grade:
Pre-K: James M. (155 minutes)
Kindergarten: Luna M. (440 minutes)
First Grade: Eija R. (857 minutes)
Second Grade: Roman W. (2,015 minutes)
Third Grade: Patrick C. (1,235 minutes)
Fourth Grade: Jeremy W. (2,906 minutes)
Fifth Grade: Charlie H. (5,205 minutes)
Special Thanks To:
Mrs. Reynolds for her help with promotion and communication
Mrs. Quaadgras for the great Bingo cards and collaboration
Marietta Apollonio for her special online storytime
Officer Schaeffer and Franny the Comfort Dog for their class visits
Little Bee Bookshop for the individual reader awards
And the HES community for their enthusiasm and support
Thank you to everyone and congratulations to our readers!