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PONCE DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL TO OBSERVE READ ACROSS
AMERICA, MARCH 1
February 6, 2002
Students and staff at Ponce de Leon Middle Community School,
5801 August Street, Coral Gables, will celebrate Read Across
America from 2-3 p.m. on Friday, March 1.
The goal of Read Across America is to have every child
reading with a caring adult for at least 30 minutes.
Community volunteers are enlisted to instill a love of
reading in children to help them succeed in the world of
work and to realize that reading is fun.
The event commemorates the 98th anniversary of Theodore
Geisel's birthday. Better known by the pen name "Dr. Seuss,"
Geisel wrote The Cat in the Hat, and many other children's
stories.
For more information, contact the school's principal, Manuel
S. Garcia, at 305-661-1611.