Each year, public schools across America celebrate the importance of literacy on National Reading Day. This year, National Reading Day will be on Monday. During this time, elected officials, public servants, and other community stakeholders will visit local public and private schools all over our nation and our community to read to students. Unfortunately, homeschooled and non-school aged children do not always have this opportunity.

In order to help ensure this important community of children are included, on Friday, from 10 a.m. – noon, the HCSO will host a reading event at the  West Patrol Annex at 6233 Dayton Boulevard especially for our local homeschool and non-school age children to come and be read to by Sheriff Hammond and members of the HCSO.

During this time, snacks will be provided by our local Signal Mountain Walmart and each child will receive a free children’s book courtesy of the Hamilton County READ 20 Program while supplies last. Children will also receive HCSO coloring books, crayons, and a Junior Deputy Badge. After the reading event, the HCSO K-9 Unit and UAS Division (Drone) will offer a demonstration along with a small touch-a-truck area.

Any homeschooled or non-school aged child is welcome to attend as long as a parent or guardian is present.

In addition to the homeschool event above, the HCSO will also be visiting six local public schools and private schools to read to students during the week of March 2– 6.

The location and times for the HCSO’s readings are below:

Hillcrest Elementary

March 2, 2020

9:00 am – 10:00 am

4302 Bonny Oaks Drive

 
Clifton Hills Elementary

March 2, 2020

11:00 am – 12:00 Noon

1815 East 32nd Street
 

Lakeside Academy

March 2, 2020

1:20 pm – 2:30 pm

4850 Jersey Pike
 

Signal Centers, Inc.

March 3, 2020

11:00 am – 12:00 Noon

109 North Germantown Road

(Private Organization)
 

Brown Academy

March 5, 2020

12:00 Noon – 12:50 pm

718 East 8th Street
 

DuPont Elementary School

March 5, 2020

9:45 am – 10:45 am

4134 Hixson Pike