NORTH MANCHESTER – Manchester Community Schools are deep in the throes of kicking off a communitywide Reading Initiative. The slogan, “What are you reading now?,” is popping up all over Manchester school buildings, the North Manchester Public Library and even in some local businesses. Each school building has planned their own kick-off and reading goals for the remainder of the school year. On March 21, Manchester Junior/Senior High School is excited to host Indiana Superintendent of Education Glenda Ritz. She will be at MJSHS from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m., touring the school, meeting readers and speaking to the student body. She will be speaking to everyone from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Manchester Elementary School is having its kick-off April 14 during a schoolwide Skype visit from popular children's author Kate McMullan. The kindergarten to third-grade students will also be visited and read to by the Cat in the Hat. This is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Manchester Intermediate School led the pack by kicking-off their reading initiative Saturday. There were several videos produced, and each class created a song, chant or poem to share with the student body.
