Reading Pays Off--For a Few Kids
Los Angeles Unified Superintendent announced the winners Wednesday of a reading program he launched a in July. Three LAUSD students won savings bonds after participating in the Books of Summer program--a campaign that encouraged parents and guardians to read with their children.
Students were allowed to choose from a list of books by grade level and submitted reports on the book they read. Each entry was judged on creativity and how well students understood the concepts and themes in the book.
Alaysia Lyons, a first-grader at Knollwood Elementary in Granada Hills, won the best report for an elementary student--as well as a $500 savings bond.
South Gate Middle School's Melisa Vasquez was the overall middle school winner, which came with a $750 savings bond.
And Rose Scott, a ninth grade student at Harbor Teacher Preparatory Academy in Wilmington, got $1,000 for the best book report at the high school level.