2008 Read Across America Award Winners
State Division
Best Statewide Read Across America Program: NEA-New Hampshire
Most Unique or Interesting: "The Reading Book Cruise with Dr. Seuss," Lakenheath Elementary (Deloris Brown, coordinator) Lakenheath Education Association/FEA, United Kingdom
Best Celebration of Dr. Seuss's Birthday:Fort O'Brien Elementary School (Bonnie Phipps, literacy coach), Fort O'Brien-FEA, Machiasport, Maine
Local Division
Most Unique or Interesting: Smackdown: Dr. Seuss vs. Nonfiction, Lakeland Hills Elementary School (Vickie Leaf, librarian), Auburn Education Association, Auburn, Washington
Best Ongoing Read Across America Activity: "Be a Bookaneer" Turn off TV and Read Challenge, North End School (Linda Leddy, media specialist), NJEA/Cedar Grove Education Association, Cedar Grove, New Jersey
Best Celebration of Dr. Seuss's Birthday: Fabius-Pompey Elementary School, Fabius, New York
Best PreK to K Event or Activity: (Evellyn Williams), Dillon County Education Association, Latta Early Childhood Center, Dillon, South Carolina
Best Elementary School Event or Activity: (Karen Watters), Sutherlin (Oregon) East Primary School, Sutherlin Education Association, Sutherlin, Oregon
Best Middle School Event or Activity: Stanton (Nebraska) Community Schools
Best High School Event or Activity: "Who-ville-licious" Celebration, Delcastle Technical High School (Jim Berman, culinary arts director), Wilmington, Delaware
Best Student Member Event: Kent State University/Ohio Education Association Student Program
Best ESP Member Event: Greater Clark ParaEducators, Jeffersonville, Indiana
Best NEA-Retired Event: Coffee County Education Retirees Association, Enterprise, Alabama
Best Local Association Event: Hazleton Area Education Association (Lois Labonski and Linda Busher, chairs), Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Best Local Business Event: Columbus County (North Carolina) Education Association
Best Community Member-Organized Event: General Federation of Women's Clubs of Westminster (Maryland), Westminster, Maryland
Best Co-sponsored Event: Urbana (Illinois) Education Association
Best Event Theme: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," Bonn Aire Elementary School, Burrell Education Association, Burrell, Pennsylvania
Best Bilingual Event: Neill Elementary School, Education Minnesota
Most Parents Involved: (Laura Long) Danville Area School District-Title 1, Danville (Pennsylvania) Education Association
Most Community Members Involved: Feitshans Academy, Springfield (Illinois) Education Association, Springfield, Illinois
Most Students Participating: Chopticon High School (Nancy W. Lewis, coordinator), Education Association of St. Mary's County (Maryland)
Best Print Media Coverage: Coachman Fundamentals/Pinellas County (Florida) Teachers Association, Pinellas County, Florida
