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Read Across America brings Governor Kitzhaber to Maplewood School
By Polina Olsen
The Southwest Portland Post
Mrs. Liberty Looney’s fourth-grade
class was ready for the governor’s
visit. The Maplewood Elementary
School teacher has organized “Read
Across America” at the school for
11 years. Held annually on March
2, the program celebrates Dr. Seuss’
birthday and the joy of reading. “All
children are reading or being read to.
That is the goal.” Looney said.
Planning for “Read Across America”
begins in December when Looney
sends out 70 invitations asking people
to visit the school. “We usually have
15 to 20 guests,” she said. “We’ve had
three chiefs of police, Mark Kroeger,
Rosie Sizer and Mike Reese, who is a
Maplewood parent.”
Mark Mason, the 1190 KEX radio
announcer for the Trailblazers, usu-
ally comes but he couldn’t make it this
year. “We’ve had authors like April
Henry and people from the Oregon
Zoo and OMSI,” explained Looney.
“Four members of Station 18 firehouse
visited the kindergarten. The kids can
understand firefighters better than city
commissioners.”
Maplewood students keep track
of their reading during the month of
February. “They write their name on
a raffle ticket every time they finish
a book,” Looney said. “I draw out
names. This year, close to 70 children
got a free book.”
On March 2, Gov. John Kitzhaber
read The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cub-
bins, which he said was one of his own
son’s favorites. “In addition to some-
one reading to the kids, the children
ask about their jobs,” Looney said.
“The governor had time for two
questions. The first was, `What’s it
like being governor?’ He said it was
a great job. The second was, ‘Is there
anything you can’t do because you’re
governor?’ Not really, he said. [On
second thought] the governor said he
has people from The Oregonian follow
him around so he has to be on his
best behavior. He can’t eat with his
fingers.”
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Governor John Kitzhaber reads to Maplewood School students as part of Read
Across America. (Post photo by Polina Olsen)
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