The Maryville Public Library’s eight-week summer reading contest saw the highest participation rate in ten years.
The challenge ended on July 31 and involved a total of 376 children ages 0-17 and 91 adults. At least 139 students from preschool to high school completed the challenge of reading at least 20 minutes a day for 20 days. For every 10 days that the children read for 20 minutes or more, they received prizes, including books. Since 2010, the Maryville Pride Lions Club has donated approximately $8,000 to the reading prizes.
This year, for the first time, more than 100 students in grades one through six fully completed the eight-week program goal. The program was created to help students avoid a decline in reading skills between the spring and fall semesters.
The following children completed this year’s reading challenge by August 3:
Grades one to six: Kinley Auffert, Henry Barber, Lucy Barber, Jackson Beatty, Allison Beatty, Julian Bix, Cylas Bolin, Breck Bostwick, Rileigh Bostwick, Alyssa Bowe, Lana Brand, Victoria Brand, Brielle Budden, Bianca Budden, Jaxson Burns, Jackson Campbell, Alexander Campbell , John Cerrone, Ruben Christian, Hudsen Cline, Audrey Colwell, Dash Conn, Elliot Conn, Cora Davidson, Brentlyn Davis, Damien and Yesenia Delapaz, Adalyn Ditamore, Jaxon Dunkin, Lennox Fisher, Hannah Frueh, Hadley Glidden, Kamryn Gockel, Jaxson Gockel , Nathan Gockel, Olivia Goff, Layla Greeley, Samuel Green, Josiah Green, Rowan Guthrie, Holden Guthrie, Hatcher Hamilton, Evelyn Hanes, Kreyton Hanna, Brynlee Hanna, Gage Heinen, Ashton Heinen, Maddie Henggeler, Melanie Herrera, Max Herrera, Lincoln Jeter, Truman Jeter, Sydney Kern, Vincent Kern, August Kuhlemeyer, Carsyn Kurz, Kamryn Lager, Gavin Layman, Adalyn Marsh, Avery Marsh, Jasper Mayes, Hadlee Mayfield, Chael McDermott, Addysin McGary , Anika McNiel-White, Avery Mitchell, Eli Mitchell, Oliver Mitchell, Tim Miyazaki, Thatcher Murphy, Liam Murphy, Ainslee Myers, Beckett Myers, Heidi Nielson, Hattie Nielson, Chase Nielson, Isaiah Nielson, Henry O’Gwin, Lucy O’ Gwin, Sylvia Offutt, Lane Owens, Thena Parry, Leola Parry, Hunter Pearson, CJ Pierson, Kyla Pulley, Cameron Rampton, Emalyn Rodgers, Lorraina Rovella, Skyla Rovella, Aubrey Sanders, Alaina Schlapia, Ashtyn Schlapia, Keaton Schultz, Hudson Scofield, Wesley Scofield, Jaylee Search, Oliver Shepherd, Layton Stoll, Ellie Spire, Audrey Storm, Brynn Sturdivan, Graham Sturdivan, Luna Tadlock, Rosalie Tengelsen, Joshua Tengelsen, Torri Tobin, Maggie Tobin, Ezra Walker, Isaac Walker, Jude Walker, Eva Ward, Achima Washington, Iyana Washington, Pearl Wehmeyer, Marleigh Weichinger, Meredith Weichinger, Vincent White and Gordon Wiederholt.
Grades 7 to 12: Brynn Beattie, Geordynn Bostwick, Abigail Bowe, Addison Bowe, Ashton Brand, Mayryssa Breeding, Beckett Budden, Elley Cline, Alyssa Frueh, Kody Gockel, Harper Hamilton, Alaina Henggeler, Izzy Henggeler, Wilson Kuhlemeyer, Autumn Pearson, Pippa O’Gwin , Kyra Schultz and Nasya Washington.
Fifty-eight adults also completed the challenge of reading four adult books over the summer or reading to a child for 20 minutes a day for 20 days. Stephanie Poppa of Maryville was the adult reader. The Maryville Public Library’s eight-week Summer Reading Challenge attracted the highest number of participants in 10 years.
The challenge ended on July 31 and involved a total of 376 children ages 0-17 and 91 adults. At least 139 students from preschool to high school completed the challenge of reading at least 20 minutes a day for 20 days. For every 10 days that the children read for 20 minutes or more, they received prizes, including books. Since 2010, the Maryville Pride Lions Club has donated approximately $8,000 to the reading prizes.
This year, for the first time, more than 100 students in grades one through six fully completed the eight-week program goal. The program was created to help students avoid a decline in reading skills between the spring and fall semesters.
The following children completed this year’s reading challenge by August 3:
Grades one to six: Kinley Auffert, Henry Barber, Lucy Barber, Jackson Beatty, Allison Beatty, Julian Bix, Cylas Bolin, Breck Bostwick, Rileigh Bostwick, Alyssa Bowe, Lana Brand, Victoria Brand, Brielle Budden, Bianca Budden, Jaxson Burns, Jackson Campbell, Alexander Campbell , John Cerrone, Ruben Christian, Hudsen Cline, Audrey Colwell, Dash Conn, Elliot Conn, Cora Davidson, Brentlyn Davis, Damien and Yesenia Delapaz, Adalyn Ditamore, Jaxon Dunkin, Lennox Fisher, Hannah Frueh, Hadley Glidden, Kamryn Gockel, Jaxson Gockel , Nathan Gockel, Olivia Goff, Layla Greeley, Samuel Green, Josiah Green, Rowan Guthrie, Holden Guthrie, Hatcher Hamilton, Evelyn Hanes, Kreyton Hanna, Brynlee Hanna, Gage Heinen, Ashton Heinen, Maddie Henggeler, Melanie Herrera, Max Herrera, Lincoln Jeter, Truman Jeter, Sydney Kern, Vincent Kern, August Kuhlemeyer, Carsyn Kurz, Kamryn Lager, Gavin Layman, Adalyn Marsh, Avery Marsh, Jasper Mayes, Hadlee Mayfield, Chael McDermott, Addysin McGary , Anika McNiel-White, Avery Mitchell, Eli Mitchell, Oliver Mitchell, Tim Miyazaki, Thatcher Murphy, Liam Murphy, Ainslee Myers, Beckett Myers, Heidi Nielson, Hattie Nielson, Chase Nielson, Isaiah Nielson, Henry O’Gwin, Lucy O’ Gwin, Sylvia Offutt, Lane Owens, Thena Parry, Leola Parry, Hunter Pearson, CJ Pierson, Kyla Pulley, Cameron Rampton, Emalyn Rodgers, Lorraina Rovella, Skyla Rovella, Aubrey Sanders, Alaina Schlapia, Ashtyn Schlapia, Keaton Schultz, Hudson Scofield, Wesley Scofield, Jaylee Search, Oliver Shepherd, Layton Stoll, Ellie Spire, Audrey Storm, Brynn Sturdivan, Graham Sturdivan, Luna Tadlock, Rosalie Tengelsen, Joshua Tengelsen, Torri Tobin, Maggie Tobin, Ezra Walker, Isaac Walker, Jude Walker, Eva Ward, Achima Washington, Iyana Washington, Pearl Wehmeyer, Marleigh Weichinger, Meredith Weichinger, Vincent White and Gordon Wiederholt.
Grades 7 to 12: Brynn Beattie, Geordynn Bostwick, Abigail Bowe, Addison Bowe, Ashton Brand, Mayryssa Breeding, Beckett Budden, Elley Cline, Alyssa Frueh, Kody Gockel, Harper Hamilton, Alaina Henggeler, Izzy Henggeler, Wilson Kuhlemeyer, Autumn Pearson, Pippa O’Gwin , Kyra Schultz and Nasya Washington.
58 adults also completed the challenge of reading four adult books over the summer or reading to a child for 20 minutes a day for 20 days. Stephanie Poppa of Maryville was the winner of the adult reading challenge.
A total of 87 children from 0 to preschool age received prizes for every 10 books read to them by a parent or grandparent. A total of 13,925 books were borrowed from the library in June and July.
