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The Top 10 winners of the last year for Hazelwood’s “Reading is Elementary” program were recognized recently at a City Council meeting.  These local school-age children accumulated the greatest number of minutes reading from September 2009 to July 2010.

Sponsored by the Hazelwood Community Enrichment Commission in partnership with the Hazelwood Parks and Recreation Division, the “Reading is Elementary” program encourages youngsters in Kindergarten through 5^th grade to read more books in order to help improve their learning skills.  It is held three times a year during the following seasons: fall; winter/spring; and summer.

To register, children can pick up a “Reading is Elementary” form at either the Hazelwood Community Center or Civic Center East.  Then they can help their parents fill it out and return it to either one of the recreation centers.  For every 300 minutes of reading, they earn $1 credit toward the recreation program of their choice. Kids are encouraged to enter as many times as they wish.

All registration forms are entered into a drawing for a splash party in the summer or a pizza party during the fall and winter/spring seasons.  The names of ten winners are drawn.  Each winner is allowed to bring guests to the party.  The splash parties are held at Hazelwood’s White Birch Bay Aquatic Center.  The pizza parties are hosted at the Hazelwood Community Center.

“READING IS ELEMENTARY”
TOP 10 WINNERS OF THE YEAR

1.              Selby Schulz – 6,265 minutes

2.              Rusty Conley – 4,530 minutes

3.              Chancellor McClain – 3,103 minutes

4.              Julia Makarsky – 2,977 minutes

5.              Kellen Brixey – 1,235 minutes

6.              Geoffrey Hopping – 1,220 minutes

7.              Logan Jones – 1,095 minutes (Tie with #8)

8.              Avery Jones – 1,095 minutes

9.              Samantha Gremminger – 639 minutes

Joab Hackmann – 575 minutes

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