Schools

Reading Marathon Held At Tamaques Elementary School

Tamaques Elementary School students read for a collective total of more than 150,000 minutes in eight days and raised almost $9,000 for their school library and local charities during their fourth annual Reading Marathon last week, more than doubling their initial fundraising goals, according to thealternativepress.com.

Organized by Tamaques volunteers Barbara Wellnitz and Marcy Lechner, the Reading Marathon encourages students to read through class contests and rewards for most minutes read, according to thealternativepress.com.

Read more here http://thealternativepress.com/towns/westfield/articles/westfields-tamaques-elementary-students-hold...

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