On Fridays the second graders and fourth graders read with each other. They recently read Halloween books by flashlight in darkened classrooms. More holiday ambiance was achieved with fun sites shown on the Promethean Board. Students also participated in the 18th annual attempt to break the world record for the most people reading the same book on the same day. On October 26, 73 Andes Central School students and staff read With Lots of Love by Jenny Torres Sanchez. The book was available online for a limited time, so students were able to read together on the Promethean Board or on any computer.

Last year over 2.1 million people around the world participated. Numbers for 2023 are still being tallied by Jumpstart, the sponsor of the reading challenge. A world reading record was set in 2013 with 2,462,860 reading the same book on the same day, according to Jumpstart.

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