PARIS – The Oxford Hills Reading is Fundamental programs celebrated another successful read-a-thon for SAD 17 students grades kindergarten through six by raising more than $9,000.

An ice cream social was held to recognize this years’ outstanding read-a-thon participants, and 97 students were invited for either raising $50 or more or being a top place reader in the district. They also received awards.

Top readers for grades kindergarten to three: first, Matthew Fleming, Rowe; second, Zachary Landers, Harrison; third, Garret White, Oxford.

Top readers for grades four to six: Isabel Wolfe, Harrison; Gema Wheatley, Rowe; Abby Angevine, Oxford.

Top pledges for grade kindergarten to three: Andrew Binette, Paris; Cameron Moore, Oxford; Jesse Leonard, Harrison.

Top pledges for grades four to six: Kendall Hill, Rowe; Alex McKeen, Rowe; Johnathan Brown, West Paris.

Students going to the ice cream social were:

Agnes Gray: Wyatt Bryant, Raquel Harris, Destiny Robinson, Sullivan Poland, Wyatt Ryder, Isaac Liimatta, Cordell Brooks, Johnathan Brown.

Guy E. Rowe: Sarah Annance, Emily Huff, Kane Page, Anna Huff, Alec Douglas, Meghan Doherty Jillian Douglas, Harrison Twitchell, Dade Follette, Teaghan Rodzen, Bryan Stone, Gavin Hamm, Elijah Nason, Tanner Herrick, Dennis Bowden, James Littlefield, Savannah Gallant, Kobe Bernard, Kavan Bowie, Kendall Hill, Garrett Burst, Willough Perry, Alex McKeen, Zach Rawlings, Jaida Cummings, Christopher Whittemore, Bailey Wood, Matthew Fleming, Gema Wheatley.

Harrison: Zachary Landers, Jesse Leonard, Abbie Taber, Jaden David, Justin David, Morgan Macneal, Hope Proctor, Isabel Wolfe, Derek Pattle, Morgen Ray.

Hebron Station: Joe Godomsky, Logan Alexander, Brandon Libby, Alyssa Manchester, Caroline Burns, Jon Libby, John Harvey Jr.

Otisfield: Jared Jacobs, Ethan Judkins, Ashley Bedell, Jason Paradis.

Oxford School: Cole Dunham, Paige Lord, Frankie Wells, Hailey Knowlan, Tristen Thorne, Madison Laflamme, Nadia Ward, Jessica Bickford, Cameron Moore, Ricky Danzig, Ebony Wells, Autumn Dennison, Caitlyn Lord, Christian Frank, Cassadi Chase, Samantha Bickford, Sean Herrman, Payge Richardson, Chelsea Angevine, Kalli Pukkinen, Amber Dennison, Austin Cox, Garret White, Alyssa deSilva, Abby Angevine.

Paris: Sierra Wyman, Sebastian Brochu, Delaney Allen, Sydney Rowell, Joanna Bickford, Sawyer Shaw, Noah Oufiero, Zachary Wilson, Jake Domegan, Chelsea Bean, Connor Ladd, Andrew Binette, Owen Orlando, Travis May, Philip Drake.

Waterford: Oriana Lovell.

The local business communities have supported the RIF program for many years.

The program provides free books for students in grades kindergarten through six district wide (2,000 students) through a grant and participation in the read-a-thon.

Each school relies on volunteers to hand out books three times a year. Representatives are Susan Harvey, Hebron; Dawn Mann, Paris; Darlene Rogers, Agnes Gray; Joanie Jacobs, Otisfield; Jenn Edwards, Harrison; Dorene Vail, Guy E. Rowe; Robin Hart, Waterford; and Roxanne Weymouth, Oxford. To volunteer for RIF, contact Dorene Vail at 527-2335.