Education office announces Summer Word Reading Challenge winners

Courtesy of the San Benito County Office of Education:

The San Benito County Office of Education is excited to announce the winners of our Summer Word Reading Challenge! Over the summer, students across the county were challenged to collectively read 3 million words using Footsteps2Brilliance. They CRUSHED that challenge by reading 19,663,958 words!

We are especially proud of our top reader in the county, Ixtzel Ramirez, who attends the Hollister Dual Language Academy and read a total of 786,283 words! Top readers from each of the other participating schools in the county are listed below, along with the top classes in each school. The school with the most words read in the county this summer was Hollister Dual Language Academy. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Footsteps2Brilliance offers books, games and activities in English and Spanish for children from birth to 3rd grade. Features include pre-reading, learn-to-read and general reading programs as well as newly added science activities. The program can be downloaded on any electronic device and, once downloaded, no internet connection is needed. For information about how you can register your child for FREE, please visit www.myf2b.com/register/SanBenitoCOE.

The San Benito County Office of Education is excited to announce the winners of our Summer word Reading Challenge! Over the summer, students across the county were challenged to collectively read 3 million words using Footsteps2Brilliance. They CRUSHED that challenge by reading 19,663,958 words!

We are especially proud of our top reader in the county, Ixtzel Ramirez, who attends the Hollister Dual Language Academy and read a total of 786,283 words! Top readers from each of the other participating schools in the county are listed below, along with the top classes in each school. The school with the most words read in the county this summer was Hollister Dual Language Academy. Congratulations to everyone who participated!

Footsteps2Brilliance offers books, games and activities in English and Spanish for children from birth to 3rd grade. Features include pre-reading, learn-to-read and general reading programs as well as newly added science activities. The program can be downloaded on any electronic device and, once downloaded, no internet connection is needed. For information about how you can register your child for FREE, please visit www.myf2b.com/register/SanBenitoCOE.

2020 Top Summer Readers in Each School

Student/School/Teacher

Riley Higgins/Tres Pinos Elementary/Sheila Fanning

Jesse Gonzalez Jr./Cerra Vista Elementary/Brooke Carter

Leila Hernandez/RO Hardin Elementary/Rebecca Nelson

Mary Fruit/Cienega/Sarah Fruit

Yaretzi Velazquez-Marcial/Sunnyslope Elementary/Kellie Branco

Alex Garcia/Calaveras Elementary/Regina Wittry

Brycen Escobar/Bitterwater-Tully/Candace Brewen

Genesis Ortiz Castro/Willow Grove Elementary/Megan Smith and Carole Lewis

Rosalie Rovella/Southside School/Jenna Cruz

Ixtzel Ramirez/Hollister Dual Language Academy/Blanca Cine

Eli Molina Ramirez/Gabilan Hills/Jennifer Lomanto

Oliver Norred/Chamberlains/Matt Morrison

Yahir Juarez/Spring Grove School/Gail DeLucchi

Emma Wallace/Ladd Lane/Diane Miller

Isaiah Rojas/Hollister Presbyterian Cooperative Preschool/Wendy Shepherd

Peyton Yniguez/San Juan/Mayra Flores

Kasandra Miramontes/Jefferson Elementary/Elizabeth Volmer

Jesse Gonzalez Jr/Cerra Vista Elementary/Brooke Carter

2020 Top Summer Reading Classes in Each School

School/Class

Tres Pinos Elementary/Sheila Fanning

Cerra Vista Elementary/Rochelle Cooper

RO Hardin Elementary/Christina Larabell

Aromas/Sharon Lee

Sunnyslope Elementary/Kellie Branco

Bitterwater-Tully/Candace Brewen

Willow Grove Elementary/Megan Smith

Southside School/Jenna Cruz

Gabilan Hills/Jennifer Lomanto

Chamberlains/Matt Morrison

Spring Grove School/Amber Painter

Ladd Lane/Diane Miller

Hollister Presbyterian Cooperative Preschool/Wendy Shepherd

San Juan/Laura Vallejo

Calaveras Elementary/Catalina Johnson

Cienega/Sarah Fruit

Hollister Dual Language Academy/Blanca Cine

Jefferson Elementary/Elizabeth Volm