Cobb Reporter

For some, Read Across Cobb is their favorite day of the year. Students, teachers, and even some principals come dressed as their favorite book characters. Green eggs and ham may even be on the menu for some. 

From the Superintendent and Board members to members of the Smyrna Fire Department, Cobb County Sheriff’s Department, and various community groups, school visitors with books in hand fill Cobb classrooms during the annual Read Across Cobb event.

From there to here, from here to there, readers are everywhere.

Cobb Schools Superintendent Chris Ragsdale read to students at Pickett’s Mill Elementary School.

“Read Across Cobb gives us the opportunity to get out in schools and focus on what really matters. Being able to come out, especially to an elementary school, and read to first graders really brings it back to exactly why we do what we do,” said Superintendent Ragsdale.

Before Superintendent Ragsdale stepped in as a guest reader at Pickett’s Mill, students at the school gathered around Cobb Schools Board member David Chastain for storytime.

Across the District, other Board members stepped in as guest readers. Board Chair Brad Wheeler visited Kemp Elementary School, for example. Board member Becky Sayler visited Russell Elementary School and read to third graders at Sanders Elementary School, among others. Eastvalley Elementary School and Sope Creek Elementary School were two of the schools where Board Member David Banks hosted storytime.

Chief School Leadership Officer Sherri Hill joined Board Member Leroy Tre’ Hutchins for Read Across Cobb at Compton Elementary School and Riverside Elementary School. Smyrna Elementary School students were all smiles for story time with Board member Nichelle Davis.  

Some schools welcomed guest readers throughout the week. Other schools, like Keheley Elementary School, created their own themes for the week. Keheley emphasized the fun of reading with a variety of activities and a campground-themed media center that made students want to cozy up with a good book and maybe a campfire snack. The takeaway for the students was, “The s’more you read, the s’more you know.”

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