Holiday Reading Challenge
Winners Announced
Thank You
The numbers are in and GCS students have read 2,166,000 minutes over the winter break. 7220 students from GCS schools returned their reading logs this year and were eligible for one of 72 Barnes & Noble Gift Cards or 4 iPad mini's.
Thank you so much for your time and effort to organize, promote, calculate, and record the qualifying students for your school. Without your help, our Holiday Reading Challenge would not be possible.
iPad Mini Winners
The following schools have a student who has won an iPad mini. These will be delivered in person by someone from the regional or district office.
Please DO NOT inform the students until you receive an email from District Relations with details about its delivery.
IPad Mini Winners:
- Central Region: Jayden Knight|9th Grade| Christine Greene Education Center
- Northern Region: Luizinho Perez Ledezna|7th Grade |Aycock Middle
- Southeastern Region: Alexis Melton |3rd Grade | McLeansville Elementary
- Western Region: Wyatt Stanley| 5th Grade | Southwest Elementary
Barnes & Noble Gift Cards
Students in every grade from 63 different schools were selected to receive a $25 gift card from Barnes & Noble.
CLICK HERE to access the list of $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card winners from this year's reading challenge.
These cards will be delivered to you through the courier. Please make sure to work with your principal to present this to the child and send us a picture of the event.
UNCG Basketball Tickets
- CLICK HERE to find the template for the UNCG Basketball tickets.
- Please make sure print enough for your qualifying students and put the student name and school on each ticket prior to giving it to the students.
- UNCG will be given a list of the qualifying students to check off as they call to reserve their ticket.
- Please make sure to present these to the qualifying students as soon as possible.
- Their deadline to reserve their ticket is Thursday February 25th.
- Remind the students of the following:
- To receive their FREE ticket offer, their parents must call the UNCG Ticket Office at 336-334-3250 by Thursday, February 25 at 5 p.m. to reserve their ticket.
- Additional tickets may be purchased for just $5.
Thanks Again!
Congratulations to those schools that have had their students selected.
All of your hard work is greatly appreciated.