Reading Program
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| TIFTON — If it’s summer, it must be time for Accelerated Reading. The
local AR program, sponsored by the Tift County Foundation for Educational
Excellence begins Tuesday, June 1, with festivities at the reading center,
216 Tift Ave. Students, friends and teachers may earn points
— and free books for school media centers or the public library — by reading books and taking tests during the summer. Opening ceremonies will begin at 12:15 p.m., with refreshments and speeches by local officials. Representatives of civic clubs will be on hand to begin the annual quest for the Reading Cup, donated by the Tifton Rotary Club. The Tifton Junior Woman’s Club was last year’s winner of the cup, which goes to the civic club earning the most AR points during the summer. Children through age 18 may earn prizes by reading and can also be awarded group prizes at each school in the fall. Every point earned by students, their friends and teachers will earn 10 cents toward the purchase of AR books and tests. Each school may receive up to $1,000, depending on the number of points earned by each group. If 25 percent of the students at a school receive at least five AR points, the school will receive $250. If 50 percent of the faculty at the school earns at least 10 points, the total awarded goes to $600. And if 25 percent of parents and/or friends pass at least one AR test, then the school receives the full $1,000. “It’s going to be bigger and better than ever,” said TCFEE Executive Director Mike Brumby. “We want to encourage everybody to come out and read.” Brumby said 4-H Club members will be helping patrons use the computers
at the center, and foundation volunteers will also be at the center to
welcome readers. A new “express lane” will make it easier for civic club
members and other adult readers to take tests quickly.
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