MARS HILL, Maine — On Friday, Feb. 1, SAD 42 celebrated World Read Aloud Day. Several invited guests stopped by to read to students in grades pre-K through 12.
Volunteers included: SAD 42 Superintendent Elaine Boulier; school board member and local business owner, Josh Tweedie; bus driver, John York; guidance director, Sadie Shaw; school board chair/Aroostook County Sheriff, Shawn Gillen; Fort Street Elementary School Principal Dawn Matthews; school board member/Maine State Police Lt. Brian Harris; choral director, Andy Cottle; district librarian, Natasha Brewer; and Central Aroostook High School Principal Dr. Kay York.
Students were able to hear classic tales, like “Blueberries for Sal,” along with a few new tales, like “Scaredy Squirrel.”
Keely Hutton, author of young-adult books, joined the eighth-grade students in a 20-minute Skype session, in which she explained her writing process and read an excerpt from her first novel, “Soldier Boy.”
Staff said the day was a lot of fun, and gave both readers and students a chance to enjoy the excitement that reading aloud can bring to both the listener and reader.
