It's

easy to recognize the students in Cindy Wilson's

sixth grade class at Whitewater Middle School.

They're

the kids always reading. You see them at the

lunch table, on the bus, and at recess totally

engrossed in a paperback book.

In

January, the class set a goal to accumulate 1,131

points in the accelerated reading program. The

payoff for success would be breakfast prepared by

Whitewater's principal, Sandra Kidd, and

assistant principal Jason Byars. Thursday, the

class was served chicken biscuits and Krispy

Kreme donuts at their request.

"I

was a little worried when I heard about their

goal," Kidd said, while adjusting her

chef-for-a-day toque. No records have been kept,

but it's likely that these book worms set a new

school record.

"The

purpose of accelerated reader is to encourage

students to read a variety of literature at each

student's individual reading level,"

explained Wilson. "Students take tests on

books they have read to attain points."

Some

students estimated that they read a hundred or

more books during the three-month time frame.

They are currently debating their next goal

- how many books they can digest over the

summer.

Wilson's

readers include Morgan Bolden, James Brannon, Jay

Bright, Ben Byrd, Tannah Castro, Rachael Cohran,

Micah Dalcoe, Dalia Elmasry, Sarah Hall, Keegan

Hanie, Amanda Howett, Kanad Khanna, Ryan Lamont,

Ben Loeffler, Emily Mask, Kaitlin McNally, Kelly

Meredith, Chris Rawson, Charles Rowell, Spencer

Shelton, Cole Sproles, J.W. White.

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