Vance County Schools
For Immediate Release
June 2, 2017
Vance County Schools officials distributed Nook electronic reading devices to students at Clarke and E.O. Young elementary schools on June 1, as part of district’s Summer Reading Program.
The students can now download books onto the reading devices and read throughout the summer.
There were 16 students at Clarke Elementary receiving the Nooks and 14 students at E.O. Young Jr. Elementary getting the devices.
They join students at Pinkston Street, Carver and New Hope elementary schools with having the electronic reading devices for use during this summer.
The Nooks were purchased with a $2,000 grant from Duke Energy through the Vance County Public School Foundation and matching funds from the school system.
In the photo, students hold their new reading devices as they pose with their principals and media specialists.
