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The Delaware State Education Association thanks its partners whose generous help makes this contest possible:

Theodor Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, wrote a classic book called Oh, the Places You'll Go which is now a common graduation gift. In a few pages, in his imaginative style, Dr. Seuss lets us all know that the proverbial sky is the limit, that we can do amazing things if we put our minds and hearts to the task.

To help promote the birthday anniversary of Dr. Seuss, Read Across America Day, DSEA is sponsoring another student contest, but this one encourages students to produce a video about reading.

The 2012 Read Across America Video Contest for Students is open to all public school students in Delaware in grades K-12. Students are encouraged to develop a video (maximum three minutes in length) about why they and their fellow students should become great readers; to understand the power of the printed word, and the impact it can have on their lives. Reading, for example, is necessary for every subject in school, and enhances every pursuit in life, every job, every profession.

Winning videos will also be posted here on the DSEA web site, www.dsea.org. on DSEA's YouTube page, and on www.delawareonline.com. We will also distribute it to all 62 of Delaware's legislators and officials at Delaware's Dept. of Education. DSEA will also play the video at its annual meeting and spring conferences.

The deadline for entries is Monday, January 23, 2012. Click here for complete directions.

We congratulate our 2011 winners!

Winners Grades 10-12 Division
"Oh, the Places You'll Go!"
Sussex Tech High School
Student creators: Katie Beitzel and Becca Southmayd
Gary Conaway, media broadcasting teacher

Winners in the K-Grade 3 Division
"Readers are Leaders"
Gallagher Elementary School
Christina School District
Student creators and actors: Lauren Jamison, Carleigh Strange, Gabriel Acosta, Nadia Walls-Fountain, Mark Escobar, Julia Fonseca-Flores, Edaesia Fleming, Prasanna Krishnamoorthy, and Vincente Pasquale. 
Tara Lynch, talent development teacher; Linda Haus, technology teacher

Winners in the Grades 4-5 Division
"Read to Succeed in Life and School"
North Star Elementary School
Red Clay School District
Student creators and actors: Sophia Delano, Danielle Neville, Makenna Barry, Carson Axtell, Michael LoCurcio, Zakk Camilli, Ryan Pirrung, Tyler Westergard, Ryan Barrell, Alex You, Michael Bantum, Conor Bradigan, Connor Montgomery, Emily Alls, Carmine Whetstone, Ruby Anderson, Justin Barker, Danielle Hoban, Katarina Yerger, Jacob Negron, Shane Montgomery, Ethan Chang, Julia Strazzella, Samantha Rios and Nicholas Garrett.
Kelly Marsh, 4th grade teacher

Honorable Mention
"This is how we read!"
John G. Leach School
Colonial School District
Students: Naya Turner, Jaiden Hale, Dylan Cansler, Deuce Konkiel, Christian Smalls, Jeremiah Phillips and Marchelle Wright
Erin Chretien, teacher; Joan Robinson, Sherise Brown, Kathy Kee and Sarah Molitor, instructional paraprofessionals