The PTO and Davey Staff teamed up to introduce a reading activity to the student body: “For the Love of Reading”. The students recorded their daily reading at home and at school for 2 full weeks and sought out sponsors for their reading accomplishments. All students received a book from the PTO and have earned a $5.00 gift certificate for the Spring Bookfair.

The following students were recognized with the most minutes read in their homeroom: Kira Karney, Benny Levandowski, Finley Clapper, Jayanta Datta, Grace Polcha, Corinn Wolfgang, Parker Caldwell, Lucy Clapper, Anthony Wyatt, Nina Gillespie, Lilly Otto, Josh Thompson, Haley Brenner, Marissa McFadden, Anaya Croston, Brandon Smallwood, Isaac Metzler and Alexis Boarman.

 The students read 126,352 minutes or 2,106 hours in two weeks!! First grade led the charge with 540 hours read (top class: Miss Foreman) A special congratulations to our overall top reader: Jay for reading 26 hours and 21 minutes.  Thank you to all who sponsored a child, we raised $2,700!

Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month (history.com)

Davey Staff and Students celebrated the culmination of activities through the month in an assembly on Friday, February 24, 2012. Students from every grade level presented the accomplishments of African Americans through spoken word, art and song.

Thank you for those who attended this special event. The students were proud of their projects and presentations. A special thank you to the choir for sharing their songs with us. The lyrics resonated in each one of us and we left the program with a renewed hope.