EMPOWERING SUCCESS IN CHILDREN
The Sight Read Aloud Contest began in the late 1980’s as the Nanny Britt Sight Read Aloud. Nanny Britt, whose real name was Pat Whitaker, created a children’s reading program which she hosted on radio and television. The reading competition was an extension of her program.
The Kiwanis Club of Greater Pismo Beach became an early sponsor of the contest by offering to help organize and fund the event. When Nanny Britt moved out of the area a couple of years later, the event was in danger of folding.
However, with the encouragement of Dr. Ned Van Norman, then President of the Greater Pismo Beach Kiwanis, the Kiwanis members voted to carry on the tradition of Ned’s favorite club project. Ned continued to serve as chairman of the event for several years. When Dr. Van Norman passed away in 1992 at the age of 40, the club renamed the contest in his honor.
In this years contest over 250 students from grades 1 thru 6 competed in this event. All grade levels were randomly divided into two judging sessions because of the large number of participants. The two first place winners in each grade walked away with $100 savings bonds. The savings bonds were donated by Rabobank, N.A., Coast Hills Federal Credit Union and Santa Lucia Bank. Plus, each of the top five finishers in each grade were recognized with medals for their efforts.
2011 SRA Winners
This years school participation winners are; 1st Place = Coastal Christian, 2nd Place = Shell Beach and 3rd Place = St. Patrick's .
Individual winners for each grade are as follows;
1st Grade
1st Place: Chloe Shearer - Dorothy Lange and Keira Owens-Rinehart - Fairgrove
2nd Place: Isabella Gallagher - St. Patrick's and Aiden Wolstenholm - Fairgrove
3rd Place: Karina Bernfield - Dorothy Lange and Melody Goldiner - Grover Beach
4th Place: Max Martin - Harloe and Phoebe Mitchem - Ocean View
5th Place: Erika Schiesl - Shell Beach and Lorelai Murray - Grover Beach
5th Place: Erika Schiesl - Shell Beach and Lorelai Murray - Grover Beach
2nd Grade
1st Place: Anna Kreowski - Shell Beach and Benjamin Feldman - Dorothy Lange
2nd Place: Hudson Reynolds - Shell Beach and Eliana Nunley - Ocean View
3rd Place: Siona Patel - Shell Beach and Victor Ortiz - Dorothy Lange
4th Place: Magnus Miller - Fairgrove and Jadyn Oates - Harloe
5th Place: Aidan Murphy - Harloe and Anna Salemo - Ocean View
3rd Grade
1st Place: Keyan Patel - Shell Beach and Helena Bolle - Branch
2nd Place: Jasmin Davila - Dana and Hannah Lowry - Shell Beach
3rd Place: Nicholas Flom - Shell Beach and Zineb Kammermeyer - Grover Heights
4th Place: Julliett Villa - Branch and Ethan Zelenke - Harloe
5th Place: Jaden Higgins - Coastal Christian and Kevin Untalan - Oceano
4th Grade
1st Place: Amy Ross - Shell Beach and Lucian Covarrubias Fairgrove
2nd Place: Sarah Yamaichi - St. Patrick's and Hunter Milliman - Shell Beach
3rd Place: Emily Olsen - Harloe and Esmee Sinor - Harloe
4th Place: Samantha Wolff - Coastal Christian and Karla Mejia - Fairgrove
5th Place: Abigail Hermenegildo - Harloe and Elizabeth Osburn - Grover Heights
5th Grade
1st Place: Rebecca Schwind - Shell Beach and Jordan Schleifer - Dana
2nd Place: Jacob Racho-Luis - Coastal Christian and Julia Graham - Grover Heights
3rd Place: Casey Crouch - Fairgrove and Quin Etnyre - Shell Beach
4th Place: Cassie Mattina - Branch and Emily Osburn - Grover Heights
5th Place: Amina Assal - Shell Beach and Cheyenne Taylor - Grover Heights
6th Grade
1st Place: Jordan Benham - Coastal Christian and Jessica Swope - Dana
2nd Place: Nicholas Soares - Coastal Christian and Aimie Olson - Harloe
3rd Place: Christopher Kight - Fairgrove and Cali Singleton - St. Patrick's
4th Place: Kyle Continente - St. Patrick's and Jacob Benson - St. Patrick's
Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all the participants and volunteers that make this annual event so great. The Kiwanis of Greater Pismo Beach's members devote many hours prior too, during and after this contest to make it all happen. A special thanks to Dena Van Norman Ned ’s wife, who has remained involved in the program since her husband’s death. She was a judge at this year’s event along with Ned ’s mother, Susan Daughtry
Without volunteers like this, our community wouldn't be as great a place to live as it is today. THANK YOU!!!!
Erich Salas
Co-Chairman
www.SightReadAloud.com
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