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Congratulations are in order for a group of great Inland Empire students who stepped up in a Summer Reading Challenge! The Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Edwin Gomez challenged students to collectively read 5 million words over the summer, but that goal was exceeded! According to the City News Group, over 2,000 students read more than 10 million words!
Quite a few went above and beyond and earned themselves an Apple iPad for their efforts:
Diego Barba Perez, 6th Grade Menifee USD
· 287 books read, 73 books written, 99,484 words read
Melissa Ordonez, Kindergarten, Lake Elsinore USD
· 117 books read, 34 books written, 60,602 words read
Eloise Del Barrio, Kindergarten, Menifee USD
· 158 books read, 37 books written, 93,830 words read
Keyla Ramos, Kindergarten, Coachella Valley USD
· 143 books read, 111 books written, 72,870 words read
Congratulations to these amazing kids and everyone who took part in this challenge!