It’s Time to Read Across America at Local Schools

By Jonnelle Davis

Draper Elementary School celebrated Read Across America and Dr. Seuss’ birthday with Miss North Carolina Jessica Jacobs.

Jacobs read Dr. Seuss’ “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” to third- graders on Tuesday. Jacobs, who founded the “Read to Me” literacy program in Davidson and Randolph counties, grew up in High Point.

Schools across the county are celebrating the Read Across America campaign with various activities. Communities In Schools of Rockingham County, a dropout prevention program, also gave out free books this week to students at Draper and Moss Street elementary schools.

The book giveaway was made possible through a partnership between Communities In Schools and First Book, which provides new books to children from low-income families. More than 2,200 books worth more than $20,000 were provided to Rockingham schools. Students at Holmes Middle School received books last month.

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The Rockingham County Schools Parent Resource Center invites readers to stop by its Eden or Reidsville location this month. Dr. Seuss books are on display in honor of his birthday.

The Eden location is open 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 202 N. Van Buren Road. The Reidsville location, inside the Booker T. Washington Learning Center, is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. For more information, call Tina Sawyers at 623-8098 or Catherine Massengale at 342-8588.

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A scholarship for students in the college transfer program at Rockingham Community College has been established, thanks to an endowment from the Rockingham County Retired School Personnel. Scholarship recipients must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average, be enrolled full time in the college transfer program, plan to pursue a career in education and show financial need.

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Rockingham County Schools will hold kindergarten registration beginning April 1.

Children must be 5 years old by Oct. 16 to attend kindergarten.

Parents should bring a certified birth certificate, immunization record, social security card and proof of residence to the registration session.

Students should register at their home school.

For more information, call the individual schools or Cammie Hall, director of elementary programs, at 627-2690. Parents can also e- mail Hall at chall@rock.k12.nc.us.

Registration dates for individual schools are as follows:

l Bethany: 8:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. April 15

l Central: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 1-4

l Dillard: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 8-9; 8 a.m.-8 p.m. April 10

l Douglass: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 1-4

l Draper: 8 a.m.-6 p.m. April 8

l Huntsville: 3-7 p.m. April 8; 8 a.m.-3 p.m. April 9

l Lawsonville Avenue: 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. April 1-4

l Leaksville-Spray: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 1-2 and April 4; 8:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m April 3.

l Lincoln: 9 a.m.-noon April 17

l Monroeton: 2:30-7:30 p.m. April 17

l Moss Street: noon-6 p.m. April 9

l New Vision: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. April 7; 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. April 8-11

l South End: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 7-18

l Stoneville: 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 21; 1-6 p.m. April 22; 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 23

l Wentworth: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. April 9

l Williamsburg: 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. April 1-4

The Rockingham Schools notebook appears every other Friday. Submit information to Jonnelle Davis at 627-4881, Ext. 126, or jonnelle.davis@news-record.com

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