Jania Washington, a sixth-grade student at General Smallwood Middle School, was recently named the Charles County winner of the Bowie Baysox’s Read and Hit a Home Run poster design contest. Washington was notified of her win during a surprise announcement held at the school on Friday, January31. A special assembly was held for sixth graders, and members of the Bowie Baysox community programs staff coordinated a special poem to read to students to announce Washington as the winner. Also on hand was the Baysox mascot, Louie, who ran into the crowd of students to find Washington and bring her on stage in the school’s cafeteria. During the assembly, Washington was announced as the chosen winner from more than 400 Charles County Public Schools students who entered the contest. Her design will be featured on posters used to highlight the reading program in participating Charles County schools. As the county winner, she also receives free tickets to a Bowie Baysox baseball game and will be invited on the field to throw out the first pitch at a game in April. The Baysox, which is the minor league team affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles, launched the program to encourage literacy and excitement […]
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