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Family Literacy Night at Hastings

See larger Blount County Schools director Rob Britt explains why he enjoys reading and shares a passage from former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s book, “Quiet Strength.”

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Blount County Schools director Rob Britt explains why he enjoys reading and shares a passage from former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s book, “Quiet Strength.”

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  • Alicia Lail, principal at Union Grove Middle School, hold a copy of former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s book “Quiet Strength.” She read an excerpt from the book during Family Literacy Night.
  • David Gorman, a Union Grove Middle School student, shows off a door prize he won at Hastings.
  • Local author Edward T. Sullivan displays a book he wrote and talked about with middle school students at Hastings Tuesday night.
  • Union Grove Middle School student Tyler Wiers won a gift basket during the Family Literacy Night at Hastings.
  • T.J. Turner, a Carpenters Middle School student, enjoys the Family Literacy Night at Hastings.
  • Blount Today publisher Sherri Gardner Howell reads a passage from “Skinnybones” by Barbara Park, a book she said opened up the joy of reading aloud to her children even when they could read to themselves.
  • Blount County Schools director Rob Britt explains why he enjoys reading and shares a passage from former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy’s book, “Quiet Strength.”
  • Cindy VanPelt, left, Union Grove Middle School literacy leader, and Terri Bradshaw, literacy leader at Carpenters Middle School, enjoy the night they helped organize as Family Literacy Night.
  • Mike Crabtree, principal at Carpenters Middle School, reads to students during Family Literacy Night at Hastings.
  • Kae Wrinkle, literacy leader at Eagleton Middle School, holds a book by local author and artist Rara Schlitt.
  • Local author Dianne C. Stewart displays her books for students during the Family Literacy Night at Hastings.
  • Morgan Coffee, left, a William Blount High School student, and her sister Sarah Coffee, a Union Grove Middle School student, look at some books at Hastings during Family Literacy Night at Hastings.
  • Eden Ross, a Union Grove Middle School student, enjoys Family Literacy Night at Hastings.

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