Thirteen schools and 124 classrooms from across Surprise accepted a five-month reading challenge back in October, and now, the results of the 3^nd Annual Surprise Literacy Challenge are in!

The Challenge, created by Councilmembers John Williams and Skip Hall, asked students in 4^th-6^th grade to track the number of hours they read outside the classroom. Teachers then reported those numbers back to the city.

Here are the winners in each grade:

4^th Grade
Ms. Gore’s class – Arizona Charter Academy

5^th Grade
Ms. Frazier’s class – West Point Elementary

6^th Grade
Ms. Daniel’s class – Paradise Education Center

The top 4^th and 5^th grade classroom will be treated to a pizza party. They will also receive a trophy for their room and individual medals for each student.

The winning 6^th grade class will accepted their accolades on the field at the March 25 Spring Training game at Surprise Stadium.

The city congratulates these winning readers!