Students at SE Portland school compete in IditaREAD

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The 2023 Iditarod Sled Dog Race just wrapped up, and now FOX 12 is following a different kind of race, closer to home.

The IditaREAD, a creative reading challenge, is bringing a bit of Alaska to a classroom at St. Agatha in the Sellwood neighborhood. The object of the IditaREAD is for each student to try and read a total of 1,049 minutes.

The IditaREAD, a creative reading challenge, is bringing a bit of Alaska to a classroom at St. Agatha in the Sellwood neighborhood.

FOX 12′s Bonnie Silkman visited the classroom to check in on the students’ progress.

The Iditarod just wrapped up in Alaska, but we’re following a different kind of race in a Sellwood 3rd grade classroom. Kids at St. Agatha crossed the finish line of the IditaRead! They’ve read more than 21,700 minutes (outside of class) in 18 days! #iditaread @fox12oregon pic.twitter.com/sRNATiCtda
— Bonnie Silkman KPTV (@BonnieSilkman) March 23, 2023

The IditaREAD, a creative reading challenge, is bringing a bit of Alaska to a classroom at St. Agatha in the Sellwood neighborhood.

The IditaREAD, a creative reading challenge, is bringing a bit of Alaska to a classroom at St. Agatha in the Sellwood neighborhood.

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