The School District of Palm Beach County, the Pew Foundation and Barnes & Noble recently joined forces to inspire summer reading in Palm Beach County. Students in grades K-12 created original drawings and videos that were imaginative, inspirational, and fun.
The contest’s theme, “Books and Summer Fun,” was designed to help students visually experience the fun of summer reading and deter the summer learning loss. Research shows that most students lose about two months of grade level equivalency over the summer. Engaging students in summer reading and learning diminishes the summer learning loss and gives students continuous opportunities to explore and learn.
Certificates and Nook Simple Touch devices were distributed to art contest winners, and $1,000 was awarded to the schools of each video contest winner.
Art contest winners included Deseray Johnson, Freedom Shores Elementary School; Gaby Carrilla, Waters Edge Elementary School; Colm Foley, Bright Futures Academy, Benjamin Rosenthal, Waters Edge Elementary School; Claire Stabile, Boca Raton Middle School; Rose Jacques, Lantana Middle School; Stephanie Garcia, Pahokee Middle School; Kristen Thies, Crestwood Middle School; Fernanda Hernandez, Pahokee High School; Jessica Hernandez, Pahokee High School; Thandekile Otto, South Tech Preparatory Academy; and Adriana Carrillo, Pahokee High School.
Video contest winners were Diamond View and Seminole Trails elementary schools.
