2006 Press Releases
Rood Reads at Xavier’s Lower School
October 6, 2006
Students at Xavier’s Lower School greeted United States Ambassador John Darrell Rood with enthusiasm as he took his reading program to the school during a special assembly on October 5. The visit, a part of the Ambassador’s ongoing reading program in schools in New Providence and the Family Islands to promote literacy and to encourage children to develop a love for reading. Ambassador Rood read to a very receptive group of some 400 students in grades 2 through 6. Jade-Erin Mitchell, a 6th grade student, paid a special tribute to Ambassador Rood with the reading of her poem, “Rood Says Read”. Ambassador Rood donated a box of books to the school, and presented Principal Mrs. Cynthia Moss with a photograph of United States First Lady Laura Bush, and a signed letter congratulating Xavier’s Lower School for their efforts to promote literacy.
Xavier’s Lower School marked the second school visit by Ambassador Rood since the beginning of the academic year. In September Ambassador Rood visited the Adelaide Primary School in Adelaide Village. His next visit is scheduled for Albury Sayle Primary School on October 25. Following Albury Sayle, Ambassador Rood will take the reading program to the Bimini All Age School in Bimini on October 31.