- January 29, 2026
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Marisela, Sophia and Erich Keller enjoyed solving poems to earn a prize.
Whispering Oak Elementary’s art teacher Vivian Alfonso dressed as an astronaut and showcased her students’ work. She later read a book as a mystery reader.
Landen Johns proudly captured the essence of Steve Irwin, who was famous for his show, “The Crocodile Hunter.”
Christopher Nowik and Heather Bridgeman said they always dress up for Read, White & Blue Literacy Night. They had students write stories about how they became a pirate and gave them gold coins.
Friends were all smiles as they wrote their pirate origin stories.
Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant and New York Yankees’ Derek Jeter taught students about their legendary careers.
Dr. Trisha Travis, assistant principal, engaged the students by asking them what they would do if they ran for the school’s president. One said she would give everyone free ice cream and the other said she’d extend recess.
Judy Garlin from the original “The Wizard of Oz” and Alexander Hamilton fused two pieces of history together. Each student picked out their wax figure.
Connor and Gammy Barnsky played with a robot by pressing buttons to move it through the map.
Chloe Pontes carefully decorated her custom bookmark.
Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder, held tightly onto his bat.
Walt Disney and Rebeca Andrade waited for visitors to press the purple button to hear their historical figure’s speech.
Willie the Wildcat and James Horton were happy to help run the event.
Thomas Edison displayed how he brought the lightbulb to life.
Amelia Macpherson and Mckenzie Kawcak were excited to see what was inside the literacy night.
First grader Lucas Castro picked out his new favorite book at the book exchange table.
“Where the Wild Things Are” was read to the classroom filled with students.
Whispering Oak Elementary’s art teacher Vivian Alfonso stood proudly in front of her students’ U.S. flag artwork.
She said the classroom was filled with discussions of U.S. history as the students decorated their artwork to be displayed for Whispering Oak’s Read, White & Blue Literacy Night, which is an event dedicated to teaching students through literature, Thursday, Jan. 29.
Students turned the cafeteria into a wax museum, representing figures of their choosing, and visitors pressed a button to turn the statues on. Guests also enjoyed participating in a book exchange, poetry and a room with a rotating mystery reader.
