Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul recently visited students at Village Elementary School in Hilton to congratulate them on being the top readers in New York State.
Students logged in 1,164,622 minutes in the Scholastic Reading Challenge from May 9 through September 9, 2016. The Challenge is a free online program designed to motivate and excite students around reading books over the summer. Kids can log the minutes they spend reading, play games, earn virtual rewards, and enter sweepstakes.
“Eating every day keeps your body going, right? Well reading every day is giving your brain some food,” Hochul told the assembly of second to sixth grade students. She called the students “Reading Superheroes.” Senator Joe Robach also made an appearance to congratulate the students.
“All the schools around New York State, they are all watching you,” said Paige Pye, senior field representative for Scholastic Book Fairs. “They want to beat Village Elementary.”
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