The Pottstown School District program is organized by Reading Specialist Mrs. Karen Neitz. The goals of the Reading Olympics are to increase students' reading for enjoyment and promote reading skills that increase achievement and academic success. “I am always so excited to see our youngsters actively engaged in reading. This event is an opportunity for students to experience teamwork and the satisfaction that comes from hard work,” explained Mrs. Neitz.
For the 12th consecutive year, the Pottstown School District’s Reading Olympics program has received financial support from the local Diamond Credit Union. John Foust, President of Diamond Credit Union said, “We are proud to partner with the Pottstown School District in their efforts to promote the skills of reading so that students may learn to read and then read to learn. It is extremely rewarding to see the glow in students’ eyes when they correctly answer one of the questions. As an organization, Diamond Credit Union is committed to being a contributing member to our community.”
John Armato, Director of Community Relations, noted, “Diamond Credit Union has been a longstanding partner of the Pottstown School District. Their financial support of the Reading Olympics Program is only one of many projects in which Diamond participates to provide students with outstanding educational opportunities. Their efforts in developing not only reading literacy but financial literacy have benefitted students for a lifetime. Diamond Credit Union is one of the reasons we are able to say Proud to be from Pottstown.”
Ribbon award winning teams included:
| Barth Elementary SILVER | Franklin Elementary BRONZE | Lincoln Elementary BRONZE | Rupert Elementary BRONZE |
| Daniela Castillo Angel Chavous Olivia Chin Marquise Cintron Kailey Cooke Aniyah Crump Evan Draucker Kylee Grossmiller Jermaine Kennedy Gianni Mahario Tahj Phillips Jahdai Regis Mya Rush Tyler Shaffer Iris Williams | Cheynia Boyer Gio Cooper Macyahna Dalton Lili Freese Amirah Graves Kristen Kotchmar Taylor Maguire Kai O’Brien Barkley Reid Annie Snowden | Brody Brill Lunna Davila Alyssa Gibbs Jayden Gilmore Aubree Harsh Gabriella Horne Alexander Jimenez Rosales Erika Loera JaVonna Mack Gavin Marmer Tatiana McVey Fatima Mohamed-Eck Isabella Pryor Madelynn Thomas Emma Tidball Jayla White Olivia Woodley | Madison Beard Isaiah Davis Lucy DiMarcello Naden Elgendy Liasia Jackson Austen Kennedy Aejaie McCalvin Miranda Pineda Nyel Thompson Chase Thornton Josh Torrence Aniyah Wells Aimee White Gabriella Young |
| PMS Reading Trojans GOLD | PMS Books in the Middle GOLD | PMS Book Busters SILVER | PMS Gluten-Free Spicy Reading Noodles BRONZE |
| Layla Bearden Amber Heater Mehki Jenkins-Glover Katerine Reina Devon Smith Rodrigo Solis Austin Sundstrom | Kaitlyn Alessi Anjalie Crosby Sean Deppen Makenna Francey Ashlee Landis Collin Mattis Grayce Morton Jonathon Moser Najae Perez Sylyn Savage | Talyce Carter Leilandi Davis Imani Germany-Bird Khalea Hamilton Jocelyn Malauulu Joshua Maldonado Mollie Marcheski Maniyah Person Leah Smith Leigha Walton Kenyada Wise | Adam Alaoui Peyton Benfield Arianna Careme Emily Castillo Regina Flemming Hannah Ingham Alyssa Pearson Sophia Russo Angelica Shifflette Makalya Smith Alyse Weber |