Students at Ontiveros Elementary School in Santa Maria recently took first place in the sixth annual Comcast Fifth Grade Reading Challenge.
 Earlier this year, Comcast challenged fifth grade classes throughout the Santa Maria area to improve their literacy levels by reading the most books in a one-month period.
The contest was open to all local public, private, and charter schools. From Jan. 7 to Feb. 3, students kept track of the amount of time they spent reading alone or being read to by an adult or older sibling.
Linda Corely’s fifth graders won the challenge with a whopping 106,456 minutes read. The winning class earned $1,000 for the school and $500 in school supplies for their class. Also, each of the students received a $25 gift certificate to a local bookstore. m
School Scene is compiled by Staff Writer Amy Asman. Information should be sent to the Sun via fax, e-mail, or mail.
This article appears in Apr 2-9, 2009.
