Mary Andrews, a reading teacher at Estes Hills Elementary School, was honored at the N.C. Reading Association’s 2011 conference for her project “READ2ME: Tailgate Stories.â€
Her project won the James B. Hunt Jr. Celebrate Literacy Award North Carolina 2011. The award recognizes service given in promoting literacy among children and adults and in striving to develop reading and writing communities.
The “Tailgate Stories†program takes place during summer break in three elementary schools’ communities: Estes Hills, Frank Porter Graham and McDougle.