Currituck County Schools are getting ready for their second district-wide family reading activity and expect to make it bigger and better than before, thanks to two rising stars in NASCAR.
Jarvisburg Elementary School librarian Mary Simmons and her husband Jackie, vice-chariman of the Currituck County Board of Education, are friends with the owner of two NASCAR Sprint Cup teams.
Through that relationship, they were able to have Austin and Ty Dillon of the famed Richard Childress Racing Team help promote a district-wide reading initiative for the elementary schools called One District, One Book.
As part of the project, every elementary school family, faculty and staff member, school board members, bus drivers, support staff, Central Office staff, and other members of the community will receive a copy of Roald Dahl’s classic James and the Giant Peach.
Starting March 9, participants will follow a schedule of reading the same chapters as a district each night. Parents are asked to read the book aloud to their child as a fun and worthwhile activity.
The goal is to involve the entire community in reading, opening a dialog between students and their teachers, community members, bus drivers and support staff about the characters and events in the shared book.
Through the sponsorship of TowneBank of Currituck and Currituck Kids, each family in the school will receive a free copy of the book during special assemblies kicking off on the same day in March.
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