Information provided by the San Benito County Office of Education .
The San Benito County Office of Education issued a June 10 press release regarding its Spring Footsteps 2 Brilliance Top 10 Readers in San Benito County. According to the release, the students read a combined total of 3,266,602 words.
The top 10 readers are:
Name                                     School                                    Grade                         Word Total   Â
Eli Garcia                    Sunnyslope Elementary                     Kindergarten              630,973
Gabriel Garcia            Sunnyslope Elementary                     2nd Grade                   513,049
Audrinna Tamez         Sunnyslope Elementary                     1st Grade                    353,742
David Suarez              Hollister Dual Language Academy     1st Grade                    352,104
Alex Garcia                 Calaveras Elementary                        TK                               276,007
Leeanne Gutierrez     Sunnyslope Elementary                     1st Grade                    252,531
Jade Gutierrez            Sunnyslope Elementary                     2nd Grade                   239,820
Tigerlily Roman          Gabilan Hills                                       Kindergarten              222,581
Logan Handi               Hollister Presbyterian Preschool       0 -3 years                   221,627
Andre Gomez             Hollister Dual Language Academy     1st Grade                    204,168
The Footsteps 2 Brilliance program offers books, games and activities in English and Spanish for children from birth to third grade. In addition, a pre-reading and learn-to-read program called Clever University are also available.
San Benito students can join the Summer Reading Challenge from June 5 to Aug. 28. To participate, students may use their current home/school account or register at https://www.myf2b.com/parent_wizard/get_started/sanbenitocoe.