"Reading Wranglers" Program a Success
January 11, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL)
Las Vegas Wranglers News Release
Reading Wranglers was created by the Las Vegas Wranglers in partnership with The Public Education Foundation and presented by University of Phoenix and Silver State Schools Credit Union. The Reading Wranglers program was designed to encourage kindergarten through fifth grade students in the Clark County School District to read a designated number of minutes per day. Students who met or exceeded the program's requirements received weekly prizes and all who finished the program were entered into a grand prize drawing in recognition of their efforts.
Statistics
In its inaugural year, Reading Wranglers had 64 participating schools in Clark County. That's 917 classes and over 22,000 students!
Over 160,000 hours were read, which totals over 10 million minutes!
Student participation by grade level:
Kindergarten - 2,567
1st Grade - 3,833
2nd Grade - 4,098
3rd Grade - 3,689
4th Grade - 3,884
5th Grade - 4,150
Sponsors
A big thank you to the sponsors who helped to make this program a reality!
Silver State Schools Credit Union
The Public Education Foundation
Exciting Weekend Ahead
With three home games in four days right around the corner, the Wranglers are probably going to need their rest by next Tuesday.
The team will take on the Ontario Reign, who have been on a hot streak in their last several games, at 7:05 both Friday and Saturday evening. The Colorado Eagles travel to Las Vegas for Monday's matinee showing.
In typical Wrangler fashion, the team has a few other exciting promotions to showcase this weekend as well. Friday night, the first 2,000 fans through the doors will receive a FREE Friday the 13th t-shirt. Saturday will feature the Quick Change act, who have made several appearances on national television. Finally, after Monday's 2:05 game, the team will take the ice for a post-game fan skate.
For more information on this weekend's games or promotions, visit www.lasvegaswranglers.com or call (702) 471-7825.
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