Read To The Final Four

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The NCAA Final Four is returning to Houston, and the tournament’s return brings a reading competition the NCAA created to encourage third graders in the country to read more books. On Thursday, the NCAA hosted a Read To Final Four event at the Houstons downtown public library. This year, the B-rated school, Greenspoint Elementary third grade class, represented Aldine ISD at the event. 

Designed as a catalyst for upholding the NCAA’s commitment to education and leaving a lasting impact in its tournament host cities, Read to the Final Four was launched during the 2016 Men’s Final Four in Houston. 

“It is a reading style challenge, a bracket challenge, and it’s to emulate the NCAA march madness.” said managing director of men’s basketball for the NCAA Joann Scott. When asked about the significance of the NCAA leading the charge for this program, Scott stated, “The NCAA is about higher education and education.” 

The competition begins in November and ends on March 31, 2023. For more details on the event, please visit here. To get your child involved at the school level, don’t hesitate to contact your child’s librarian at their school.