(by Aspen Stoddard, St George News, October 17, 2020)
As part of the “Bikes for Books: reading incentive program sponsored by the St. George Masonic Lodge No. 33, 68 elementary students in the Washington County School District have or will receive brand new bicycles for their literary efforts during the 2019-20 school year.
To participate in the program, students had to complete a reading challenge, individualized by grade level. Once they completed the challenge, their names were entered into a drawing, then a boy and a girl from each grade level were randomly selected and received or will receive a brand new Huffy bicycle, ProRider helmet, shirt and certificate.
On Tuesday afternoon, the St. George Masonic Lodge visited Santa Clara Elementary School, one of five schools sponsored by the program, for the awards ceremony. Due to restrictions related to the pandemic, the ceremony was held on Zoom and winners were called one-by-one to the library.
Karen Cook, the school librarian, told St. George News that cheering could be…
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On Tuesday afternoon, the St. George Masonic Lodge visited Santa Clara Elementary School, one of five schools sponsored by the program, for the awards ceremony. Due to restrictions related to the pandemic, the ceremony was held on Zoom and winners were called one-by-one to the library.
Karen Cook, the school librarian, told St. George News that cheering could be…
read more in St George News:
