Hurricanes Pick Up a Book Winners

On Friday, April 8, 2005, WES GT Fourth Graders welcomed Carolina Hurricanes' mascot Stormy, Former Player and now Assistant Coach Jeff Daniels, Anne Clinard-Nelson, and Doris Barksdale (Community Service) to our campus. It was not just a social visit though! Fourth graders had participated in the Hurricanes' Pick
Up a Book and Read Contest. This contest, with schools from across the Triangle participating, had students counting the pages they read over a six week period. After the results were tabulated, we found out the WES
was one of four schools to win!
To celebrate, Stormy and Jeff lead students (and teachers!) in a hockey equipment relay, discussed the
importance of reading, and presented many awards and prizes! All students enjoyed the festivities!
Congratulations to Mrs. Kapp and Mrs. Blake's classes for winning the relay races. Also, congratulations
to Mr. Shearer's homeroom for being one of the top four homerooms! WES also had six of the top readers!
Thanks to the Hurricanes organization for this program and also thanks to all of our parents for your help!

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Big Canes Fans	Cyber Fan	Head full of Canes!	Canes Readers	Hurricane Math
Stormy was here	The Ice Hog!	Congrats!	Good Work!	Top Reader!
'Shake my hand!'	Good work!	A hurricane a brewin!	We wait!	Nice Hat!
Here he comes!	Jeff and Stormy	'It's not that hard to put equipment on!'	Jeff and Stormy	Mrs. Frederick and Jeff
Are we ready?	You better be careful, Mrs. Kapp!	Go Mrs. Blake!	Can you wait?	Mrs. Kapp is excited!
"I shoulda been a hockey player!'	Questions?	Ready to go!	Hurry!	Which way does this go?
This is a big jersey!	I'm Stuck!	Help me, please!	Math is easier than this!	I'm stuck!
Where'd everyone go?	Who turned out the lights?	This won't fit!	I'm almost there!	Speedy!
Phew! This is tough!	Relay Teams	Winners!	'So, what do you like to read?	Shy Stormy
Waiting for Stormy	Tattoo	More coming!	Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Frederick	Team Frederick
Team Shearer	Top Reader	The weather outside is beautiful!	'I'm just a lousy Wings fan!'	Winners