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Two Swanville Elementary students receive top awards for Accelerated Reader scores

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Two Swanville Elementary students receive top awards for Accelerated Reader scores. Megan Kirk, daughter of Jay and Sandy Kirk earned 557.9 points to narrowly edge out her fellow sixth grade classmate for top honors in the intermediate grades division. Second grader, Ava Anderson, daughter of Mark and Kristi Anderson earned 313.3 points to earn the award for the primary grades. Ava was the top primary reader in 2011, as a first grader.

Megan Kirk, sixth grade, daughter of Jay and Sandy Kirk; Ava Anderson, second grade, daughter of Mark and Kristi Anderson were Swanville Elementary Accelerated Reader winners.
Megan Kirk, sixth grade, daughter of Jay and Sandy Kirk; Ava Anderson, second grade, daughter of Mark and Kristi Anderson were Swanville Elementary Accelerated Reader winners.

At the end-of-the-year awards ceremony, each of the top two received a plaque signifying their great achievements and their names will be added to the plaque hanging in the library
Ms. Nona Koester, school librarian, also awarded medals to the top two AR readers in each classroom: Kindergarten: Karley Loven (48.6) and Colton Villnow (43.3); 1st Gr. W: Tyler Barkowitz (108.4) and Alina Pechan (103.8); 1st Gr. B: Lauren Miller (241.6) and Marissa Mellgren (189.6); 2nd Gr.: Ava Anderson (313.3) and Zaidee Lundeen (167.6); 3rd Gr.: Rebekah Muhlenkamp (275.4) and Alex Belleuille (61.2); 4th Gr.: Tori Kircher (182.3) & Kennedy Allen (143.5); 5th Gr.: Olivia Mettler (322.1) and Derek Kirk (216.3); 6th Gr.: Megan Kirk (557.9) and Lawrence Mettler (557.1).
Some students take the challenge very seriously. Throughout the year Megan and Lawrence watched each other closely and waited for Fridays when the updated totals were placed on the AR board outside the library door. They jostled back and forth and would ask Ms. Nona for hints throughout each week, which she would not share with them until the board was updated! It was exciting all the way to the last day! Congratulations to all the top readers. Keep Reading all summer!