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Rockland Read-In: Barr Middle School, Highview Elementary Recognized

The Rockland County BOCES recognized county schools for the performances by their students in February's Rockland Read-In

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Two Nanuet District Schools earned special recognition for their participation in February's 27th Annual Rockland Read-In.

This year 62 schools in Rockland County participated with students reading a total of 4,452,038 minutes ad part of the annual event designed to inspire students to read for pleasure.

Barr Middle School took second place among middle schools and Highview Elementary took first among elementary schools with 300-400 students. 

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Highview took second and Barr took first in most minutes read per student in its division.

Albertus Magnus earned most improved honors and took second in minutes read per school among High Schools.

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2011 Special Recognitions

(Based on total minutes read unless otherwise specified)

Elementary Schools Under 300 Students

  1.  Sloatsburg
  2. Lincoln Avenue
  3. Congers

Most Improved

Sloatsburg

Elementary Schools 300-400 Students

  1. Highview
  2. West Nyack
  3. Eldorado

Most Improved

Strawtown

Elementary Schools 401-500 Students

  1. Valley Cottage
  2. Summit Park
  3. R.P. Connor

Most Improved

Viola

Elementary Schools Over 500 Students

  1. West Haverstraw
  2. Cottage Lane
  3. Thiells

Most Improved

Cottage Lane

Middle Schools/Junior High

  1. Felix Festa
  2. A. MacArthur Barr
  3. Chestnut Ridge

Most Improved

Felix Festa

High Schools

  1. Spring Valley
  2. North Rockland
  3. Fieldstone

Most Improved

Albertus Magnus

Most Minutes Read Per Students

Elementary Schools

  1. Valley Cottage
     
  2. Highview
  3. Sloatsburg

Middle Schools
 

  1. A. MacArthur Barr
  2. Chestnut Ridge
  3. Pearl River

High Schools

  1. BOCES at Suffern H.S.
  2. Albertus Magnus
  3. Spring Valley
ROCKLAND READ-IN PARTICIPANTS

CLARKSTOWN

Bardonia Elem. School Birchwood School (K-12) Congers Elem. School Lakewood Elem. School Laurel Plains Elem. School Link Elem. School New City Little Tor Elem. School Strawtown Elem. School West Nyack Elem. School Woodglen Felix Festa Middle School  

EAST RAMAPO

Eldorado Elem. School Elmwood Elem. School Fleetwood Elem. School Grandview Elem. School Hempstead Elem. School Kakiat Lime Kiln Elem. School Summit Park Elem. School Chestnut Ridge J.H.S. Pomona M.S. Ramapo High School Spring Valley High School

NANUET

George W. Miller Elem. School A. MacArthur Barr Middle School Highview Elem. School

NORTH  ROCKLAND

Gerald F. Neary Elem. School North Garnerville Elem. School Stony Point Thiells Elem. School West Haverstraw Elem. School James A Farley Middle School Haverstraw MS Willow Grove MS Fieldstone Secondary North Rockland HS

NYACK

Valley Cottage Elem. School Liberty Elem. School Upper Nyack Nyack Middle School  

PEARL RIVER

Evans Park Elem. School Franklin Ave. Elem. School Lincoln Ave. Elem. School Pearl River Middle School  

RAMAPO

Cherry Lane Elem. School Richard P. Connor Elem. School Montebello Elem. School Sloatsburg Elem. School Viola Elem. School Suffern Middle School  

SOUTH ORANGETOWN

Cottage Lane Elem. School Tappan Zee Elem. School W.O. Schaefer Elem. School South Orangetown Middle School Tappan Zee High School  

NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Albertus Magnus High School Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School Hilltop School St. Gregory Barbarigo BOCES at Suffern HS CBI Tech

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