- (Students L to R): Shawnee students Morgan Broderick, Meghan Harms, and Rose Walding read and perform for preschool students over Zoom (Greg Eiding/Special to The Sun).
- (Students L to R): Shawnee students Abigail DeVico and Marina Bontrager run a coloring activity with preschool students over Zoom (Greg Eiding/Special to The Sun).
- (Students L to R): Shawnee students Reese Worton and Katie Fricke read a book to preschool students over Zoom (Greg Eiding/Special to The Sun).
- (Students L to R): Shawnee students Riley Phipps, Marina Bontrager, Rose Walding, Meghan Harms, Katie Fricke, Morgan Broderick, Caroline Bell, and Jessica Chernoff perform an activity for preschool students over Zoom (Greg Eiding/Special to The Sun).
The following release is from Shawnee High School:
Shawnee High School’s Family Career and Community Leaders of
America (FCCLA), Future Educators of America (FEA), and Child Development classes
hosted their first-ever virtual “Read Across America.”
Over the course of two days, March 18 and 19, Shawnee students welcomed local preschool students for a day of fun reading activities on Zoom. During the event, Shawnee students read stories, lead organized, interactive activities, and shared a love of reading.
Ashley Gerber, Shawnee’s FCCLA Advisor, reflected on the event with the following
statement: “It was great to be able to still hold the event and for the preschoolers to get this experience. This year was obviously a lot different and a bit of a challenge to plan exciting, interactive activities but I was really impressed with how much enthusiasm and creativity our students demonstrated. Their love for learning and reading is contagious and the preschoolers look up to them. I have no doubt the preschoolers will carry the impact of this positive experience with them throughout their educational lives.”