{"id":25567,"date":"2015-07-16T10:27:50","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T10:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=25567"},"modified":"2015-07-16T10:27:50","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T10:27:50","slug":"governors-summer-reading-challenge-book-packages-available-for-pick-up-at-schools-across-territory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=25567","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Governor&#8217;s Summer Reading Challenge&#8217; Book Packages Available For Pick Up At Schools Across Territory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The Virgin Islands Department of Education has announced through a press release issued on Wednesday that parents and guardians of students who have not already received book packages supplied by the schools as part of the 7<sup class=\"\">th\u00a0<\/sup>Annual Governor\u2019s Summer Reading Challenge, may pick up their packages at the schools during regular business hours throughout the summer months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Book packages were delivered to each of the Territory\u2019s public, private and parochial elementary schools before the close of the 2014-15 school year. Depending on the student\u2019s grade level they were allotted 1, 2 or 3 books. Most students took home their books prior to leaving for the summer break.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Parents with children in grades K-6 attending AZ Academy, Lew Muckle Elementary, Pearl B. Larsen Elementary, and Church of God Holiness on St. Croix as well as other schools in the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John districts should inquire about book packages directly with the school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">The 7<sup class=\"\">th<\/sup> Annual Governor\u2019s Summer Reading Challenge encourages students in grades K-6 to read five or more books during the summer months. Participants will be rewarded with a celebration and prizes when the Challenge concludes. The Challenge will run through September 11.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">For more information, visit <a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.readfive.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.readfive.org<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Virgin Islands Department of Education has announced through a press release issued on Wednesday that parents and guardians of students who have not already received book packages supplied by the schools as part of the 7th\u00a0Annual Governor\u2019s Summer Reading Challenge, may pick up their packages at the schools during regular business hours throughout the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[628,191,147],"tags":[2646,2647],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&#039;Governor&#039;s Summer Reading Challenge&#039; Book Packages Available For Pick Up At Schools Across Territory - V.I. 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