Monday, October 19th, over 1200 Calcasieu elementary students participated in a reading contest to break a Guinness World record. Children from 60 countries around the world were read to or read on their own the same book, The Growing Table. The Calcasieu Federation of Teachers and Support Personnel donated the books to the five campuses that participated. This contest was established by Points of Light, an organization promoting literacy around the world.
What a cool event! The five elementary campuses that were involved were: Brentwood, Clifton, Combre, JJ Johnson, and Ralph Wilson. There