Kaylee Lynch & Olivia Harrison
Staff Writers
On March 3, New Hope-Solebury students traveled to the Lower Elementary School and the Upper Elementary School to participate in Read Across America. To honor the famous American author Dr. Seuss on his 116th birthday, we read stories and had a wonderful time talking with the kids and teachers.
Dr. Seuss was a popular children’s author and is known for writing some of our very favorite books from when we were little. Born as Theodor Geisel in 1904, he started writing cartoon tales before creating the pen name Dr. Seuss. Seuss was his mother’s maiden name and that is where his pen name Dr. Seuss came from. He is known for writing Green Eggs and Ham, Cat in the Hat, Oh The Places You’ll Go, and One Fish, Two fish, Red fish, Blue Fish. And who could forget Horton Hears a Who? Although Dr. Seuss passed away almost 20 years ago, his books are still loved today by people everywhere.
About 25 students went down and had an absolute blast talking with the kids and getting the chance to share our stories. We went to kindergarten through second grade in the morning, and third to fifth grade in the afternoon. From what we remembered, the LES looked much smaller walking through the classrooms and hallways. It was fun getting to see some of the old teachers again and finding out who is still there and who has left or retired. Longtime favorite teachers like Mrs. Zerby, Mrs. McGlynn, Mr. Manion, and Mr. Kopp are still there. Some other favorite teachers that we didn’t get the chance to see who have retired are Mrs. Goodwin, Mrs. Barringer, Mr. Snyder, and Mrs. Rogers. It was a pleasure to visit again and read Dr. Seuss and children’s books to all of the kids.
Everyone loved the stories. Student’s in Spanish 5 worked hard and created their own books and read them to the kids as well. They were great listeners and were so excited to be able to talk to the highschoolers about their lives and what they have to look forward to. The best advice we told them was that they should enjoy playing outside as much as they can and to have as much fun as possible.
Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Thank you for giving us a chance to meet with younger kids to share our stories and yours as well. Here’s to many more years full of imagination and creativity.
