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Holmes Elementary School Hosting Annual Guest Reader Day on January 25

On Friday, January 25, friends and leaders from throughout the community will be reading to students at Holmes Elementary School in conjunction with the school's Guest Reader Day.

On Friday, January 25, friends and leaders from throughout the community will be reading to students at Holmes Elementary School in conjunction with the school’s Guest Reader Day. This event is a special part of Holmes' Annual Rocket into Reading Program.

In December, the school launches its extracurricular reading incentive program; and encourages students to read throughout the winter break and track the time they spend doing so. The time spent reading is represented by rockets and stars that students fill out and parent volunteers post on the Flight Progress Board near the front office. The classrooms that log the most hours receive special recognition. Last year, students logged nearly 7,300 hours of reading time in conjunction with the program.

The featured participants for this year’s Guest Reader Day include:

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  • Senator Don Harmon
  • Police Chief Rick Tanksley
  • Officer Raphael Murphy from the Oak Park Police Department
  • Bob Murphy, Oak Park firefighter and paramedic
  • Deb Abrahamson, executive director of the Oak Park Education Foundation
  • Jim Madigan, assistant director of the Oak Park Public Library
  • Sophia Lloyd, executive director of the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation
  • Dan Haley, publisher of the Wednesday Journal
  • Graham Johnston, manager of Internet and technology for the Wednesday Journal
  • Rachel Weaver, co-owner of The Book Table
  • Elaine Marzal from the Magic Tree Bookstore
  • Students athletes Logan Marvin, Gina Mazzattea, Patrick McLaughlin and Anastasia Zacour from Dominican University
  • Holmes PTO co-presidents Kelly Flemming and Leigh Ann Hughes
  • Alanna Sullivan, past chair of the Rocket into Reading program
  • Superintendent Al Roberts
  • Principal Mike Michowski from Brooks Middle School
  • Principal Sue Hackmiller from Holmes Elementary School
  • Tina Reynolds, artistic director from the BRAVO performing arts program at Brooks Middle School
  • Val Doherty, early childhood coordinator for District 97
  • Andrea Rossi, nurse from Holmes Elementary School
  • Lori Krikau, secretary from Holmes Elementary School
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