Athletes from Long County High School showed their support for reading recently by reading to the kids at Smiley Elementary School.
The student-athletes’ part of "Read for the Record," was reading "The Snowy Day", whose central character, Peter, is based on a little boy from Liberty County. The book was written in 1962 by Ezra Jack Keats, and won the Caldecott Award in 1963.
The sports
represented were:
Cross country: Nick Moody, Kyle Sapwell and Brandon McManus
Boy’s track: Kendrick King, Brandon Akins and Anthony Roberts
Girl’s track: Ruth Francis, Raven Rose and Naomi Quadalupe
Cheerleading: Ariel Davis, Lexi Flournoy and Shaquella Nelson
Baseball: Clint Kennedy, Carlton Milton and Luke Golden
Girls basketball: Shamika Richardson, Jameka Boyd and Laura Clary
Boys basketball: Chris Larochester, Jaylan Futch and Jamal Anderson
Football: Jacob Turner, Marcus Williams and Dante Wright
Golf: Kimber Sapp