Lake County Schools students read 367,790 books in the 2024-25 Superintendent's Reading Challenge, district administrators announced at the School Board meeting this week.
The Superintendent's Reading Challenge, a district initiative to help develop avid, lifelong readers, a significant step toward ensuring that students are college- and career-ready.
Through the initiative, students are challenged to meet simple reading goals, and parents are encouraged to partner with them and help log their achievements, if the students need assistance.
The goal for elementary school students is 25 books on the student's reading level. A book that is 0-100 pages long counts as 1 book, 101-200 pages is the equivalent of two books, 201-300 pages counts as three books, and 301 pages or more counts as four books. The goal for middle school students is 12 books on the student's reading level, and for high school students it's eight books on the student's reading level.
One-third of the books should be fiction, one-third nonfiction, and one-third the student's choice.
Students who met their goals between the first week of October and March 1 received recognition from their schools, and schools with the highest number of student participants received a plaque from the district.
The following schools were recognized by the School Board at their May 12 meeting: Beverly Shores, Cypress Ridge, Eustis, Eustis Heights, Grassy Lake, Groveland, Lost Lake, Pine Ridge, Sawgrass Bay, Seminole Springs, Sorrento and Tavares elementary schools; Aurelia M. Cole and Lake Pointe K-8 academies; Carver and Mount Dora middle schools; and Mount Dora High School.