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WOW! Reading Challenge begins on November 1, 2022!

(Thursday October 20, 2022) – It’s almost that time of year again – let the Challenge begin!

The Adopt-A-Library Literacy Program’s WOW! Reading Challenge began in Pictou County seventeen years ago and has grown to include divisions for all ages (daycares and Preschools, Elementary, Middle/Junior High, High Schools, private/separate and home-schools too! “It’s our 16th year, and we’re still going strong!” says John Kennedy, AAL Program Coordinator.

This reading competition is open to all schools, preschools, private/separate schools and home-schools in Pictou and Antigonish Counties, and it is free. All competitions will close on April 1st, 2023. Preschools and Elementary Schools will count the total number of books read, while Middle Schools and High Schools will count the total number of pages read.

Here’s a snapshot of where the 2021- 2022 WoW! Challenge wrapped up in Spring 2022!

Number of students who participated: 2,937

Number of schools who participated: 12

Number of books read at the elementary level: 294,496

Number of pages read at the Middle and High School Level: 5,341,383

To learn more, please visit our website, www.fightingcrime.ca, or contact John Kennedy, Coordinator for the Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program.

To register, for any school or preschool who wishes to register in Antigonish and Pictou Counties, please register online by visiting www.fightingcrime.ca/index.php/wow-bravo/join-the-challenge, at Pictou- Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters. For interested schools located outside of Pictou and Antigonish Counties, please contact the Adopt-A-Library Program Coordinator, John Kennedy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

The Reading Challenge is hosted by the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library through a partnership with local policing agencies, schools, and community sponsors.

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And the 2022 WOW! World Literacy Reading Challenge Champions are…

(25 May 2022) The Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library, host of the 2022 World Literacy Championship is pleased to announce this year’s winners. The 2022 World Literacy Championship wrapped up in early April. This year 12 schools competed in the challenge. With a total of 2,937 students participating.  In all 296,496 books were read at the Elementary School Level and 5,341383 pages were read at the Junior High and the High School Levels.

The Winners are:

• Elementary Level Champions:  
  • Gold - Glace Bay Elementary School
  • Silver - Dr W.A. MacLeod Consolidated School
  • Bronze - Baddeck Academy Elementary School

• Junior High School:                   
  • Gold - Baddeck Academy Junior High School
  • Silver - Cabot Education Centre Junior High School
  • Bronze - Breton Education Center Junior High School

• High School                              
  •  Gold - J.L. Ilsley High School
  • Silver - Cabot Education Centre Senior High School

• Home School Division               
  • Gold - Angela’s Home Schooling Program

Congratulations to all the students who participated.  Banners will be presented to the winning schools this Spring.  The 2023 World Literacy Championship will begin in November 2022. To learn more, please visit our website, www.fightingcrime.ca, or contact John Kennedy, Coordinator for the Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program.

To register, for any school or preschool who wishes to register in Antigonish and Pictou Counties, please contact Karen MacNeill (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; (902) 755-6031 or 1(866) 779-7761), at Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters. For interested schools located outside of Pictou and Antigonish Counties, please contact John Kennedy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; (902) 755-6031 or 1(866) 779-7761). The annual WOW! Reading Challenge begins in the early fall, and wraps up at the beginning of April.

The Reading Challenge is hosted by the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library through a partnership with local policing agencies, schools, and community sponsors

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And the 2021 WOW! Reading Challenge Champions are…

(April 20, 2021) Onwards and upwards, we go! Although the 2021 Wow Reading Challenge, like all things in 2020-2021, was influenced by COVID-19, the WOW! Reading Challenge had great participation.  Huge congratulations, and thank you is extended – to all of the schools and students and staff who continue to participate in this literacy program.  Over 32, 077 books were read by elementary students and over 1.6 million pages were read by Middle and High School level readers (1,606,760)! This past year, 2117 students participated in the WOW! Reading Challenge in 14 schools.

The winners of the 2021 World Literacy Championship are:

Home School Champion………………..…………Angela’s Home School

To learn more, please visit our website, www.fightingcrime.ca, or contact John Kennedy, Coordinator for the Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program.

To register, for any school or preschool who wishes to register in Antigonish and Pictou Counties, please contact Karen MacNeill (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; (902) 755-6031 or 1(866) 779-7761), at Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters. For interested schools located outside of Pictou and Antigonish Counties, please contact John Kennedy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; (902) 755-6031 or 1(866) 779-7761). The annual WOW! Reading Challenge begins in the early fall, and wraps up at the beginning of April.

The Reading Challenge is hosted by the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library through a partnership with local policing agencies, schools, and community sponsors.

Media Contact:

John Kennedy, RCMP (retired), M.O.M., P.H.F.
Coordinator, Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
www.parl.ns.ca
1-902-755-6031 (work)
1-902-754-2114 (cell)
1-866-779-7761 (toll-free)
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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(Friday November 1, 2019) – It’s that time of year again – let the Challenge begin! The Adopt-A-Library Literacy Program’s WOW! Reading Challenge began in Pictou County thirteen years ago, and has grown to include divisions for all ages (daycares and Preschools, Elementary, Middle/Junior High, High Schools, private/separate and home-schools too! “It’s our 13th year, and we’re still going strong!” says John Kennedy, AAL Program Coordinator.

This reading competition is open to all schools, preschools, private/separate schools and home-schools in Pictou and Antigonish Counties, and it is free. All competitions will close on April 1^st, 2020. Preschools and Elementary Schools will count the total number of books read, while Middle Schools and High Schools will count the total number of pages read.

To learn more, contact John Kennedy, Coordinator for the Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program.

To register, for any school or preschool who wishes to register in Antigonish and Pictou Counties, click here to fill out the WOW Registration Form!
If you have any questions or concerns about registration, please contact Karen MacNeill (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; (902) 755-6031 or 1(866) 779-7761), at Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library Headquarters.

For interested schools located outside of Pictou and Antigonish Counties, please contact John Kennedy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; (902) 755-6031 or 1(866) 779-7761), who will provide the contact information for your local municipal police force partner.

The Reading Challenge is hosted by the Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library through a partnership with local policing agencies, schools, and community sponsors.

Media Contact:

John Kennedy, RCMP (retired), M.O.M., P.H.F.
Coordinator, Adopt-a-Library Literacy Program
Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library
www.parl.ns.ca
1-902-755-6031 (work)
1-902-754-2114 (cell)
1-866-779-7761 (toll-free)
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.