Savoring A Job Well Done at Odom Elementary School

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The district’s Library Media Services Department stopped by recently at Odom Elementary School to help the campus celebrate making it onto the NCAA Read to the Final Four bracket this spring.

Marco Zannier Virginillo, program director of library services, booked Buddy’s Shaved Ice truck to provide treats to all the students and staff.

The Odom Elementary School’s information literacy specialist (aka librarian) is Maryanna Johnson.

Nearly 40,000 Houston-area students are participating in the contest that started November 7. Read to the Final Four® is an initiative that inspires elementary school students in host cities to improve their reading levels and increase their achievement.

The program is also a reading contest to see which school has the highest reading average. The competition is set up like a March Madness tournament bracket, except it will be more like a March reading madness version.

The competition allows students to track all reading, whether ebooks, print books, or teacher/family read-alouds. They record their reading times.

Marco Zannier Virginillo poses with Maryanna Johnson (center) and Jamekia Abram, an aide at Smith Elementary School and owner of Buddy’s Shaved Ice.