Pottstown School District elementary students earned county-wide recognition for their reading skills during the annual spring Montgomery County Reading Olympics Championship. The annual Reading Olympics is sponsored by the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit and attracted over 500 teams with close to 7,000 participants. The Reading Olympics requires teams of students to read 45 books in preparation for the contest. Each round sees opponents answer 20 questions given in rapid fire fashion from moderators. After a question is asked about a book, teams huddle to determine the correct answer. Teams are awarded one point for each correct answer and ribbons are awarded for overall performance.
This year Pottstown elementary schools entered 11 teams in the county-wide competition. The goals of the Reading Olympics are to increase students’ reading for enjoyment and promote reading skills that increase achievement in curriculum areas. For the sixth consecutive year, the Pottstown teams received financial support for books, transportation, and team shirts from Diamond Credit Union. Diamond Credit Union President John Faust indicated, “We are happy to be able to provide opportunities for young people to develop the reading skills necessary for them to become the leaders of tomorrow.”
Team members and their awards were:
Team 1: Barth Elementary’s Readers Rule – Blue Ribbon
Jalyss Agosto
Carlos Fuentes-Brown
Kayleigh Gibson
Kiersten Heverly **Team Captain**
Keirsten Hickey
Shane Langevin
Amaya Leightcap
Jada Maldonado-Strunk
Brandon Malone
David Pell
Noriyanna Smith-King
Simon Sylvester
Emmanuel Toussaint
Team 2: Barth Elementary’s Reading Fiends – Red Ribbon
Brooke Beyer **Team Captain**
Paul Chrisman
Alyssa Dlutz
Talee Dupiche
Tiana Dupiche
Sonia Gibson
Titiana Maloy
Trinity Miller
Christopher Morales-Rodriguez
Destiny Moyer
Psalm Sosa
Tiariss Tinson
Team 3: Barth Elementary Reading Psychos – Blue Ribbon
Kahlif Burgess
Jiamir Canty Rico
London Clipper-Faison
Billy Foster
Isaiah Glover Nation
Denasia Greenawalt
Rebecca Harper
Zyera Howard
Joniece Salata-Oister
Izabelle Shiffler **Team Captain**
Lindy Shiffler
Jayden Tucker
Julian Weber **Co-Captain**
Team 4: Barth Elementary’s Last Resort – Yellow Ribbon
Destiny Corum
William Figueroa
Djaili Irizarry
Jai Jefferson
Malika Johnson Mauras
Shanyia Johnson
Quiyana Lofton
Naquaysa Mcneil
Isaiah Oberg
Carly Sneddon
Shyire Washington
Olivia White
Edgewood Eagles – Green Ribbon
Abby Richter
Jayla Holloway
Alec Alberto
Cassidy Skilton
Madeline Engleman
Zachary Bright
Laila Betancourt
Alaysia Brinkley
Brook Grater
Clashae Jones
Kirsten Hernandez
Karlie Marshall
Franklin Elementary Red Hots – Blue Ribbon
Tom Doyle
Rachel Martin
Gianna Kimmell
Gianna Epps
Emilie Lineman
Anthony Wiggins
Sean Sutterby
Brook Halinar
Mitchell Aquino
Nathanael Parson
Dylan Thorne
Andrew Williamson
Marcus Martin
JT Reitmeyer
London Aquino
Franklin Elementary Fearsome Readers – Blue Ribbon
Tyra Robinson
Andraya Guy
Cheyenne Everette Johnson
Alyssa Jeter
Matt Zipay
Kendall Eckstrom
Charaine Andrews
Jazmin Carter
Isaiah Gonzalez
Caitlin McLaughlin
Jaylynn Dancey
Hannah Shankle
Peter Marcheskie
Julia Day
Camren Williams
Lincoln Olympians - Red Ribbon
Flameana Chimbinja
Claire Fetterman
Aniya Jackson Thorpe
Madison Jordan
Abigail Krause
Skylar Long
Erinn Mayes
James O'Donnell
Giovanni Rivera
Destyn Snyder
Kimberley Wilkinson
Ireland Bray
Christopher Collins
Lincoln Lightning – Green Ribbon
Christopher Collins
Ariel Coulter
Elbahwati Mohamed
Samuel Goff
Suzanne Meidinger
Emma Pargeon
Johnesha Salata
Taylor Sundstrom
Makenna Watters
Rupert Awesome Readers – Red Ribbon
Jonathan Brusk
Aaric Daroci
Isabella Gillis
Joshua Keppley
Jayce Leisure
Alondra Magana
Manuel Paez
Julianna Roseo
Xlyana Smith
Megan Weller
Rupert Rockin Readers - Blue Ribbon
Tyler Carter
Daeton Daroci
Tyler Hall
Wynter Harris
Jen Hainsey
Aubrey Miller
Courtney Parry
Hunter Pearson
Olivia Rosenberger
Nick Wilson
