PARIS —   The Oxford Hills RIF Programs (Reading is Fundamental) celebrated another successful read-a-thon for SAD 17 students grades kindergarten through six by raising more than $13,000.

An ice cream social was held to recognize this year’s outstanding read-a-thon participants. 115 students were invited for either raising $50 or more or being a top place reader in the district. This is the largest number invited in many years.

Awards were given for top pledges and readers in the district. Top readers for grades kindergarten to three: first, Tayanita McAllister, Oxford; second, Abigail Clark, Rowe; third, Tori Hall, Oxford.

Grades four to six: first, Abby Steeves, Paris; second, Zack Wilson, Paris; third, Jessica Bickford, Oxford.

Top pledges for grade kindergarten to three: first, Grady Brown, Rowe; second, Kolby Brown, Rowe; third Sierra Powell, Rowe.

Grades four to six: first, Caden Poland, Rowe; second, Sam Morton, Abby Steeves, Paris, Rowe; third, Jessica Bickford, Oxford.

Attending the ice cream social from Agnes Gray School were Lincoln Merrill, Sophie Green, Kallista Stearns, Brettan Adams.

Guy E. Rowe: Kelsey Wood, Adelaide Harthorne, Allegra Meager, Caitrin Meager, Arysta Brett, Alex Leduc, Lukus Hartman, Dakota Ciriello, Sierra Powell, Madelaine Miller, Abram Sweeney, Cole Hartman, Carlee Cash, Alexis Record, Meredith Harthorne, Kaiden Wade, Grady Brown, Kolby Brown, Hayden Hethcoat, Tyler Larrivee, Gianna Dillon, Tessa Moore, Abigail Clark, Jacob Small, Avery Hilden, Elijah Austin, Colby Brackett, Cassidy Chase, Jackson Leduc, Storm Ellis, Caden Poland, Sam Morton, Carter Holbrook, Brayden Murch.

Harrison: Robert Young, Ava Szott.

Hebron Station: Jonathan Crump, Braden Pratt, Desirae Vachon, Cole Pulkkinen, Ross Campbell, Ryan Vachon.

Otisfield: Brenen Ellis, Cameron Worden, Paul Rudman, Hannah Grover.

Oxford: Emily Wilson, Cassius William Thibealt, Katelynn Sleight, Mariah Perkins, Brealynn Record, Kassidy Andrews, Mason Kane-Vazquez, Natalie Gray, Lucas Hutchinson, Isabella Laird, Keyana Tilton, Benjamin Britton, Amber Eppinger, Tayanita McAllister, Abigail Perkins, Kristopher Krastins, Keith Howard, Connor VanWorthe, Destiny Eppinger, Grey Vanderwood, Nicholas Wilson, Justice Dailey, Brandi Farnum, Alexis Berry, Jessica Bickford, Zoie Law, Taylor Perfect, Tori Hall, Isabella Iadarola.

Paris: Kimberly Paul, Cayden Bell, Aarielle Hodgkin, Dreah Moore, Hunter Wormwood, Brooklynn Manson, Kina McInnis, Hayden Rawlings, Kaelin Casey, Emily Reed, Julia Gay, Ashlee Gay, Makenzie Grenier, Ashton Everett, Tanner Bickford, Camden Rowell, Nate Kesseli, Zachary Boutot, Casey Raymond, Hannah Hatch, Lauren Kimball, Culiandra Nero, Sebastian Brochu, Abby Steeves, Zack Wilson.

Waterford: Ella Noonan, Devin Grover, Lauren Hewson, Riley Schieferstein, Quinn Schieferstein, Chloe Ward, Dakovn Millett.

The local business community have been supportive of the RIF program, which provides three free books for 2,000 students in the district. Participation in the read-a-thon makes that possible.

Each school relies on volunteers to hand out books three times a year. Representatives are Maury Blake, Hebron; Sarah Wilson, Paris; Darlene Rogers, Agnes Gray; Michelle Huckins, Otisfield; Jen Edwards and Toni Fuller, Harrison; Dorene Vail, Guy E. Rowe; Samantha Murch and Katelyn Merrill, Waterford; and Lucy Pike, Oxford.