Starside Elementary School read night September 26, 2008
De Soto's Starside Elementary School combined a timely reminder of the elections with its annual read night Thursday with "Reading Counts, Vote for Books." Students were treated to activities from an Uncle Sam relay to fishing for books.
Second-grader Devin Haynes puts on a red. white and blue bow tie that is the finishing touch to a Uncle Sam custom before running to the other side of the Starside gymnasium to help but the custom on alther student.
Starside teachers show their patriotic spirit at the school's read night.
Second-grader Corryn Handley votes for her favorite book at Thursday at the Starside read night.
From left, Brook Whitney, fourth grade, Rachael Mallozzi, 4, Gabrielle Mallozzi, fourth grade, and Brooke Parr groove to the tune of "America the Beautiful" at Starside's Read Night.
Far from the noisy read night activities at Starside Elementary School, fourth-grader Sara Speed reads a book in the flashlight reading room. To see more photos of last Thursday's activities, see the gallery to the right or look in the Oct. 2 issue fo the De Soto Explorer
