BATON ROUGE — Members of several LSU athletics teams participated in the “Read Across America” program on Friday at a pair of local schools.
Members of the volleyball, women’s soccer and swimming teams read to children at the University Lab School, while members of the track team read to students at Bernard Terrace Elementary School during the day on Friday. In addition, the student-athletes answered questions from the children about school and about their sports.
The National Education Association launched the “Read Across America” program in 1998. The nationwide reading celebration takes place each year on or around March 2, the birthday of beloved children’s author Dr. Seuss.