Fall is here, and with it comes Will Rogers Elementary School’s annual Read-a-Thon. Pajama-clad kids, with the occasional stuffed animal friend, read to each other and were read to by adults. Here, third-graders (l-r) Taina Lyons, Danna Gonzales, and Julie Puebla enjoy themselves at the October 3 evening event. photo by Margaret Molloy
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