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Pick up a Book and Read

Supporting the North Carolina School System is a priority for the Carolina Hurricanes. Through the Pick Up a Book and Read initiative, the Hurricanes support and assist teachers’ educational efforts in the classroom. Our goal is not only to challenge students’ reading abilities, but also to help them achieve their personal reading goals.

The Pick Up a Book and Read program motivates children to feel excited about reading. By providing program incentives, we hope to propel children to a higher reading level while encouraging them to take responsibility for their reading. Students keep track of their progress using a reading score card and have it initialed by an adult. All types of reading are encouraged. Independent reading or reading to another person from sources such as books, magazines and newspapers qualify for the program.

The program lasts for any six-week span from Oct. 21, 2012 through Feb. 1, 2013. Click here to download a guidelines and instruction flyer for the program. At the end of the selected six weeks, the teacher overseeing the program records each of his/her student’s scores either on the web, via mail, or by dropping the scores off at the PNC Arena. Scores will be tallied and compared to see which students and teachers receive prizes. The last day to register is Dec. 14, 2012.

Each participating classroom will receive a Pick Up a Book and Read poster, a bookmark for each student, a reading scorecard for each student and a Hurricanes stapler for the class to use!

Registration and Results

Prizes and Incentives

For the Students:
  • All students will receive a certificate of accomplishment.
  • The top reader from each classroom will receive a special certificate.
  • The top reader from each grade level in each school will receive four tickets to a predetermined Carolina Hurricanes hockey game.
  • The overall top reader from each grade will receive a Carolina Hurricanes home jersey.
  • Based on final reading results, the top five schools will host an on-site visit by the Carolina Hurricanes mascot Stormy and the Community Relations Department.
For the Teachers:
  • Each teacher that has a class participating in the Pick Up A Book and Read program will receive a certificate of appreciation.
  • The top five teachers with the highest reading results will receive two (2) tickets to a predetermined Carolina Hurricanes hockey game and be featured on our website along with their students.

Optional Essay Prize

At the end of each school’s six week program, five students from each school will be chosen by their teachers to submit an essay. Out of all the essay applicants, 20 winners will be chosen and awarded a recognition lunch with their teacher at PNC Arena.

If you would like to learn more about the program, please contact the Community Relations Department at (919) 861-2300 or communityrelations@carolinahurricanes.com.

SCHEDULE

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STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
  TEAM GP W L OT GF GA PTS
1 z - PIT 48 36 12 0 165 119 72
2 y - MTL 48 29 14 5 149 126 63
3 y - WSH 48 27 18 3 149 130 57
4 x - BOS 48 28 14 6 131 109 62
5 x - TOR 48 26 17 5 145 133 57
6 x - NYR 48 26 18 4 130 112 56
7 x - OTT 48 25 17 6 116 104 56
8 x - NYI 48 24 17 7 139 139 55
9 WPG 48 24 21 3 128 144 51
10 PHI 48 23 22 3 133 141 49
11 NJD 48 19 19 10 112 129 48
12 BUF 48 21 21 6 125 143 48
13 CAR 48 19 25 4 128 160 42
14 TBL 48 18 26 4 148 150 40
15 FLA 48 15 27 6 112 171 36
COMPLETE STANDINGS

STATS

2012-2013 REGULAR SEASON
SKATERS: GP G A +/- Pts
E. Staal 48 18 35 5 53
A. Semin 44 13 31 14 44
J. Tlusty 48 23 15 15 38
J. Staal 48 10 21 -18 31
J. Skinner 42 13 11 -21 24
J. Corvo 40 6 11 -3 17
P. Dwyer 46 8 8 -7 16
J. Faulk 38 5 10 1 15
J. Harrison 47 3 7 -10 10
R. Nash 32 4 5 -4 9
 
GOALIES: W L OT Sv% GAA
C. Ward 9 6 1 .908 2.84
D. Ellis 6 8 2 .906 3.13
FULL TEAM STATS
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