“Read Across America Day,” March 2, marks the annual event coordinated by the Dayton Education Association honoring the birthday of Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel). Schools across the district will welcome readers from the community to visit students and share their favorite books during this popular yearly tradition. The featured book this year is Dr. Seuss’s recently discovered “What Pet Should I Get?

Charity Adams Earley Girls Academy, 440 Shoup Mill Road — Seussical Performance in gymnasium at 10 a.m. Special guests will read to students between 10:25 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Among those reading are Robert C. Walker, D. Min., DBOE member, who will read to second-graders and Jamie Bullens, director of safety and security at DPS, will read to fourth-graders.

Kiser PreK-8 School, 1401 Leo St. — Adil Baguirov, Ph.D., DBOE president, will read to first-graders at 10:45 a.m. Hazel Rountree, Ph.D., J.D., DBOE member, will read to kindergarten students at 11 a.m.

Louise Troy PreK-4 School, 1630 Miami Chapel Road — Rotary Readers will read to students from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. Sherida Wynn (DPS HR) will read to students at 9:30 a.m. and Toni Mims will read to students at 10 a.m.

River’s Edge Montessori PreK-6 School, 108 Linwood St. — Guest readers will visit the school at 10 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. Guest readers include:

• Montgomery County Commissioner Dan Foley
• Montgomery County Commissioner Debbie Lieberman
• Montgomery County Administrator Joe Tuss
• Former Ohio First Lady Hope Taft
• State Sen. Peggy Lehner
• DBOE member John McManus
• Superintendent Lori Ward (at 2:45 p.m.)
• Karen Gagnet of Coco’s Bistro
• Alan Pippenger of Requarth Lumber
• Neenah Ellis and Niki Dakota of WYSO FM
• Volunteers from Big Brothers Big Sisters

Ruskin PreK-8 School, 407 Ambrose Ct. — Tyonna McGuire, author of “The Missing Socks,” will read to PreK students at 8:30 a.m. Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl will read to sixth-graders at 9 a.m. and Officer Larry Lane, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, will read to sixth-graders at 10:30 a.m.

Westwood PreK-8 School, 2805 Oakridge Dr. — Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley will read to middle and junior high students in the café at 8 a.m. Superintendent Lori Ward will read to students at 8:30 a.m.

Wright Brothers PreK-8 School, 1361 Huffman Ave. — Superintendent Lori Ward will read to students at 10:30 a.m.

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ABOUT READ ACROSS AMERICA: The National Education Association captured the concept of an annual reading awareness program in 1997 by honoring the birthday of Dr. Seuss in a manner that calls for every child in every community to celebrate reading. The program started a movement to motivate and grow student achievement in cities and towns across the United States and around the world that we continue to observe today.