Dayton Avenue and Eastport elementary students received a loud round of applause from paparazzi peers and adoring fans as they walked down the red carpet during the schools’ individual Readers Walk of Fame.

The parallel events were a culmination of the schools’ summer reading program, which encouraged students to read daily and record the number of minutes read. Dayton Avenue students read a total of 60,120 minutes, while Eastport Elementary logged 63,550 minutes, for a cumulative total of 123,670 minutes of reading. The students also completed individual projects associated with one of the books they read that are now displayed.

Eastport Elementary School library media specialist Alyssa Sorensen explained that summer reading helps elementary students keep their skills sharp and avoid a summer slide. Joining a summer reading program also keeps students motivated, builds strong reading habits, and develops a love of reading.

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Date Added: 10/14/2025

Dayton Avenue School and Eastport Elementary School students displayed patriotism in their special activities for Patriots Day on Sept. 11. 

Eastport Elementary held its third annual Waves of Patriotism Project. Members of the school community purchased an American flag, which was displayed in recognition of those lives lost during or affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center. Proceeds from the flag purchases were generously donated to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation. 

At Dayton Avenue, third and fourth grade students participated in a Patriots Day Footprints project. Students wrote thank-you notes, in the shapes of a footprint, to first responders for their courage on 9/11 and for their continuous assistance in keeping the community safe. The footprints, which taught students the meaning of gratitude, were placed on a large poster for the community to read. During the day, students also gathered together on the track to walk 2,200 steps, which is the equivalent of the number of steps first responders had to climb in the World Trade Center. 

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Date Added: 9/12/2025