Time to read
less than1 minute
1.25 million words and counting (or reading)
Gilmour Elementary School recognizes its students throughout the year for every 250,000 words they read. Three of those students were recently presented awards at Jacket Roundup. On the left is second grader Hagen Owens, who has read 1,250,000 for the school year. On the right are second graders Jackson Garrett and Savannah Langford, who recently surpassed the 250,000 word mark. [Photos provided]