The Parsons City Council recently helped Title 1 support literacy development for Tucker Valley students by offering a day of fun and cool treats for students who participated in Tucker Valley’s Summer Soaker Reading Event. Mayor Judy, City Administrator Jason Myers, and his staff were eager to help out and went above and beyond our expectations by offering such wonderful incentives to our readers. They opened the new Parsons Water Park for the day and students enjoyed a day of sunshine, ice-cream, and drinks as acknowledgement for their reading efforts. Title 1 teachers, Michele Felton and Tracy Harlan conclude: “When we are able to offer these types of events it makes students want to participate and read more. Research has shown that typically students lose up to three months growth while off during the summer. This can have a cumulative long term effect on student learning. We are working hard to prevent this.” We had a lot of new readers this year and are happy to report our summer readers included:
Bailey Cale
Kaydence Rosier
Bailey Ware
Zaylie Kisamore
Waylon Kisamore
Bella Carr
Zada Carr
Michelle Louk
Marcus Wright
Joanna Leary
Nate Ricotilli
Lily Snider
Emily Snider
Karley Knotts
Sam Marks
Elizabeth Anderson
Sadie Ends
Lynk Suesli
Makenna Evans
Brock Hovatter
Haley Tuttle
Makalia Lawrence
Shilah Jones
Lela Wright
Oliver Amaro
Philip Smith
Rachel Owens
Ethan Cummings
Ty Ricotelli
Aiden Myers
Brayden Bennett
Alaina Owens
Rachel Hile
Ava Wilfong
Sheyenne Brickles
Izabella Lipscomb
Timmy Cutright
Braxton Smith
Logan Moore
Ashbey Darlington
Hunter Grafton
Colton Teter
Eliza Fowler
Isaiah Leary
Aaron Frymyer
Marley Bright
Dylan Cale
Adrianna Tuttle
Kiley Snider
Katelyn Falls
Overall winners included: Baylee Ware, Zaylie Kisamore, and Lily Snyder
