S-E opens PARP month with "Heroes" theme
SHERBURNE – The Sherburne-Earlville Elementary School kicked off the beginning of its People As Reading Partners (PARP) program on Friday. For the next three weeks, students will be encouraged to read with a partner for at least 15 minutes a day, five days a week.
Last year the elementary students exceeded their reading goal of 33,000 minutes. “This year we’re going to push the envelope a littler farther. We’re going to shoot for 35,000 minutes of reading,” Elementary Principal John Plesniarski said. He announced this year’s theme will be “Heroes,” and introduced a few local individuals to speak to the students about what being a hero means to them.
S-E high school teacher Bruce Rounds spoke to the children about his experience in the Air National Guard. Rounds, who teaches global history and economics, has served three tours in the Middle East, and is scheduled to go back for his fourth in December. He will be gone for approximately 90 days.
“My definition of a hero, is anyone who serves their community or country by giving up their time. A hero is anyone who gives of themselves to help others,” Rounds told the students.
Another local hero was Charlie DuBois, an eighth grader at S-E. DuBois, a member of the Boy Scouts, received the National Medal of Merit from the Boy Scouts of America. Last February, DuBois’ father called him into the house. The boy noticed that his dad was acting strangely. “I knew something was wrong,” DuBois said. His father got into his truck and attempted to drive away, but DuBois was able to get him out of the truck and into the house. He called 911. When the ambulance arrived, it was discovered that the father was having a stroke, and the actions of his son saved his life.
“Heroes are courageous and do things you might not do an a regular basis. They inspire us,” said Superintendent Gayle Hellert. She told the students, to her they are all heroes, inspiring her by learning new things and helping each other.
The students will be doing a lot of reading over the course of the next three weeks. “If we hit our goal, we’ll get a 16 foot tree. It will be our hero tree,” said Plesniarski. He encouraged the students to learn something new. “If you want to find out something, it’s in a book somewhere,” he said.
Last year the elementary students exceeded their reading goal of 33,000 minutes. “This year we’re going to push the envelope a littler farther. We’re going to shoot for 35,000 minutes of reading,” Elementary Principal John Plesniarski said. He announced this year’s theme will be “Heroes,” and introduced a few local individuals to speak to the students about what being a hero means to them.
S-E high school teacher Bruce Rounds spoke to the children about his experience in the Air National Guard. Rounds, who teaches global history and economics, has served three tours in the Middle East, and is scheduled to go back for his fourth in December. He will be gone for approximately 90 days.
“My definition of a hero, is anyone who serves their community or country by giving up their time. A hero is anyone who gives of themselves to help others,” Rounds told the students.
Another local hero was Charlie DuBois, an eighth grader at S-E. DuBois, a member of the Boy Scouts, received the National Medal of Merit from the Boy Scouts of America. Last February, DuBois’ father called him into the house. The boy noticed that his dad was acting strangely. “I knew something was wrong,” DuBois said. His father got into his truck and attempted to drive away, but DuBois was able to get him out of the truck and into the house. He called 911. When the ambulance arrived, it was discovered that the father was having a stroke, and the actions of his son saved his life.
“Heroes are courageous and do things you might not do an a regular basis. They inspire us,” said Superintendent Gayle Hellert. She told the students, to her they are all heroes, inspiring her by learning new things and helping each other.
The students will be doing a lot of reading over the course of the next three weeks. “If we hit our goal, we’ll get a 16 foot tree. It will be our hero tree,” said Plesniarski. He encouraged the students to learn something new. “If you want to find out something, it’s in a book somewhere,” he said.
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