Thanks to everyone who helped make the 2021 Read-a-Thon a resounding success!
On Friday, October 15, Ms. Betson announced the winners of the 2021 Read-a-Thon in a fun series of outdoor assemblies. Here’s the breakdown: Overview:
Total money raised:
$24,533!!! (shattering last year's record of $14,067)
Number of students who participated:
196 (doubling last year's total!)
Total minutes read: 130,271 Number of students who read more than 1,000 minutes: 31
Most minutes read:
K-2:
1st place: Xavier Saephan (2nd grade) — 2,902 minutes
2nd place: Mia Maissin (1st grade) — 2,122 minutes
3rd place: Daviel Dorman Barrera (2nd grade) — 1,125 minutes
3-5:
1st place: Amelia Witte (5th grade) — 4,505 minutes
2nd place: Jacob Conner (5th grade) — 3,650 minutes
3rd place: Henry Pulupa (5th grade) — 3,390 minutes
6-8:
1st place: Hao-Yi (Curtis) Beh (6th grade) — 3,915 minutes
2nd place: Goe Avalos (6th grade) — 2,610 minutes
3rd place: Dennise Ramirez (6th grade) — 2,608 minutes Winning classes:
K-2: Gonzalez-Hoy (2nd grade) — 6,942 minutes
3-5: McLachlan (3rd grade) — 14,329 minutes
6-8: Chen (6th grade) — 16,745 minutes Reading prizes: • First-place winners get a Pegasus Bookstore gift card! • Second-place winners get a Mira Vista hat! • Third place winners get Mira Vista swag! • Each winning class wins an outdoor pizza party!
Most pledges:
1st place: Olimpia Mays-Davidman (1st grade) — 17 pledges
2nd place: Owen Schneider (1st grade) — 16 pledges
3rd place (tie): Tamina San Luis (Kindergarten) — 14 pledges
and Elodie Weintraub (1st grade) — 14 pledges
THANK YOU!
To the families who supported and encouraged their children, both in spirit and through pledges.
To Ms. Betson and the teachers for promoting the Read-a-thon and collecting reading logs and pledges.
To Ms. Marilyn for helping spread the word.
To the volunteers who created materials, promoted the event, and input and compiled the results.
To Pegasus Bookstore and the Mira Vista Spirit Wear committee for donating the prizes.