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Yahoo
18-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
What's Right With Schools: Glastonbury middle schoolers sing their way to a competition stage
GLASTONBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — Middle schoolers spend this month 'marching' to a beat and singing their way to the competition stage. 'We were just singing a song called Praise His Holy Name,' eighth grader Grady Schatz said. Grady Schatz and more than 100 of his fellow eighth graders are in tune together, enjoying every moment on the auditorium stage. Windsor Locks students dress up for Read Across America Week 'We just have little classes and then we get to come together and have this big, fun expressive group,' Grady said. The eighth-grade chorus at Smith Middle School in Glastonbury is where students earn class credit and take it out of the auditorium onto a regional competition stage. 'The competition gives us that extra edge to motivate us to keep going. And put in those extra hours to be exceptional,' choral director Kate Ingram said. If you're impressed it should come as no surprise this group has been competing for about 12 years. So far, they're undefeated. 'We are undefeated. We compete against schools from Connecticut but also New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and we go for that title of top overall choir,' Ingram said. What's even more impressive is nobody has to try out for this one, any student who wants to sing can join. 'This is an open chorus so anyone can come and join this chorus. We have all abilities, all levels, all different students.' Ingram said. 'My philosophy is if we could have the whole school in the group we would want that. So we're constantly saying go get your friends and bring them in here.' They practice separately in classes and bring it together like this when it's time to take it to the next level. 'It's so cool because you spend all this time practicing in school and then you get to see how it all comes together in this beautiful cathedral…and how the vowels and tones of singing echoes off the walls. It's very beautiful,' eighth grader Victoria Luzi said. An experience that takes these students well beyond their middle school auditorium and classrooms. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Associated Press
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
LA Kings and Ontario Reign Celebrate Read Across America Week With Local Southern California Students
AEG 's LA Kings and Ontario Reign took to the classroom instead of the ice to celebrate Read Across America Week, emphasizing the importance of literacy and education. Through special library and school visits, the hockey teams aimed to inspire young minds and foster a love for reading. To kick off Read Across America Week, on March 3, 2025, several Ontario Reign players, including Jack Millar, Angus Booth, Dryden McKay and Cole Krygier, visited locations across Southern California including the Upland Library, Oakmont Outdoor School, and Carnelian Elementary, and engaged young reader in fun, interactive storytelling sessions. The visits were a part of the club's Read to Reign program, which highlights the importance of reading and its impact on children's academic and personal growth. Participating young readers received two tickets to an upcoming Ontario Reign game. Additionally, on March 6, 2025, Daryl Evans, LA Kings alumni and broadcast announcer, along with the LA Kings Ice Crew, and the club's beloved team mascot, Bailey, visited Vista Hermosa School in Hermosa Beach, CA for a special reading of B is for Bailey, the team's first bilingual children's book. The book, which features English and Spanish translations, teaches kids the A-to-Zs of hockey while promoting bilingual literacy. The LA Kings' Read Across America Day activities are aligned with the organization's umbrella program, G.O.A.L.S, which encompasses all the club's sponsored character building and wellness activities. 'The ability to read opens the door to endless opportunities,' said Daryl Evans. 'It's inspiring to see the excitement in these students' eyes as they discover the magic of books. Through programs like these, we hope to encourage young readers to dream big, whether it's on the ice or in the classroom.'
Yahoo
11-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Windsor Locks students dress up for Read Across America Week
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (WTNH) — Strike up the band! It's time to turn on the love of reading in a big way. We're coming off Read Across America Week and got a peek into one of the biggest celebrations in the state. Farmington students embrace new state-of-the-art building It was a grand entrance with a whole lot of familiar faces. Little ones skipping in, excited for the fun that lies ahead. All for Read Across America Day at Windsor Locks High School- which is no ordinary celebration. 'They spend hours after school putting up all of the decorations you see around the building, so we go big for this event. For sure,' Windsor Locks High School Principal Rebecca Bissonnette said. High school students invited North Street Elementary School students for a pep rally and a day full of reading and activities that supported the book choice. Middletown students at Mercy HS give back to community 'We just had a lot of fun playing with the little kids. It looked like the kids enjoyed it,' senior Yaqeen Diene said. While garnering a love of reading is the end goal, students of all ages found the connections they made to be the most exciting. 'Sometimes I ugly cry because you see a moment of a big kid partnering with a shy kid who by the end of that breakout session is sitting on their lap or doing an activity together,' Bissonnette said. It was a special day of building relationships and a day these kids will not soon forget. 'As soon as we got into the auditorium with all the characters, they were screaming and so excited to be here,' senior Lia Quagliaroli said. Smiles all around for hearing stories and playing games. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
06-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
United Way volunteers celebrate Read Across America Day all week
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — This is the week we celebrate and encourage reading all across the country. Dozens of United Way volunteers gathered in East Hartford Thursday morning to kick off the local Read Across America Day. It's really celebrated all week, because reading is that important. In Your Neighborhood: Laura Hutchinson and Alyssa Taglia participate in Read Across America Week 'Strong literacy skills promote an understanding, a connection, and a deeper engagement with the world around us,' East Hartford Public Schools Superintendent Thomas Anderson said. Those volunteers then spread out across the town's elementary schools to read books provided by American Eagle Financial Credit Union. 'Today, we're talking about raising up these kids,' said Howard Brady, the credit union's president & CEO. 'Expanding their minds, planting the seeds for the future, helping them understand what's possible to unlock some of that real potential.' East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin (D) was among those reading 'I Am More Than' by NBA superstar Lebron James. 'With the book that we have today that really is just push the message of believing in yourself and not giving up,' Martin said. 'Knowing your worth, I think, is such a timely message for our youth today.' Just the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut alone has some 200 volunteers out reading to more than 4,000. A focus on early reading lays the foundation for all the learning to come in these young scholars future. 'We're going to give a gift back to these kids today, but remember, one of the best gifts we can ever receive is to see the world through a child's eyes, and we are going to see that happen exactly today,' Brady said. So the readers gain a lot from Read Across America Day, too. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
05-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
In the home stretch in preparations for Scranton St. Patrick's Parade
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — We're in the home stretch of preparations for Scranton's 63rd Annual Saint Patrick's Parade. On Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Public Works painted green traffic lines along the route of the parade. 28/22 News crew read to children in second day of Read Across America Week They began at the intersection of Wyoming Avenue and Mulberry Street and finished at Vine Street. It's a tradition that has been going on for more than 35 years. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
