Students Celebrate Read Across America Day in Region 15

The Pomperaug High School Interact Club celebrated National Education Association's Read Across America Day by reading Dr. Seuss books to students across the district.  Theodor Seuss Geisel's birthday, March 2, has been adopted as the annual date for National Read Across America Day, an initiative on reading created by the National Education Association.

The students read books such as The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham to children in classrooms at Pomperaug and Middlebury Elementary Schools.

The students also helped at the Southbury Public Library’s celebration of NEA's Read Across America Day. Toddlers and preschoolers were treated to stories by students from the Pomperaug High School Interact Club. The high school students distributed crayons and coloring pages, and served the youngsters a breakfast featuring Seuss-like treats, including green eggs and ham, coordinated by the library staff.

The students involved were Aly Ruddy, Josh Abromaitis, Matt Murphy, Andrew Reel, David Flisher, Jack Coppola, Alex Van Egas, Brianna Curcio, Jillian Moffa, and Ashley Ferreri, Nicole Karich, Mike Karich, Michael Carrion, Kyle Wengler, Wendy Stanko, Julia Duque, Emily Merklen, Mikayla Sapack, Azania Brodeur and Liana Van.

“Having the PHS Interact Club participate in Read Across America/Dr. Seuss' Birthday literacy project is one of the initiatives of the Tribury Rotary Club,” said Lois DeGregory, Interact Club advisor. “Not only did all of the students have a wonderful time, this was truly a great collaboration of young and old which also supported Region 15 curriculum goals.”