Stanza Bonanza Read-a-Thon Donors
The Stanza Bonanza Read-a-Thon is made possible by our amazing sponsors. Thanks to each and every one of these organizations for fostering literacy and love of the arts in our young people.
- American Girl
- Antigone Books
- COH Technical Support
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Denise Barnes, dabfab Design
- Funtasticks
- Golf n’ Stuff
- Harper Collins Children’s Books
- Heroes and Villains Comics and Adventure
- Highlights Magazine
- Long Realty Cares Foundation
- Magnetic Poetry
- Magpies Pizza
- McDonald’s
- Persona Magazine
- Poetry Foundation
- Santa Barbara Ice Creamery
- Skate Country
- Sonora Review
- Spectrum Printing
- Temporary Tattoo Manufacturing, Inc.
- The Donald Pitt Family Foundation
- The Loft
- Tricycle Press
- Tucson Children’s Museum
- UA Athletics
- UA Presents
- Yikes Toys
Read-a-Thon Scoreboards
All our Stanza Bonanza schools are competing with each other to see who can read the most poetry. Click below to check on your favorite school!
- High School Reading Challenge
- Middle School Reading Challenge
- Elementary School Reading Challenge
STANZA BONANZA Read-a-Thon
This spring the Poetry Center, in conjunction with many generous donors and small book presses, helped get nearly 700 books of poetry into the hands of teachers, children, and youth! Most of the books were delivered in early May and were distributed to a total of 28 schools at the elementary, middle, and high school level. Schools that received kits this year are eligible to participate in the Stanza Bonanza Read-a-Thon which challenges teachers and students to read and use the recent acquisitions.
The Stanza Bonanza Read-a-Thon will take place between October 15 and December 15 and will reach an estimated 5,000 students, teachers, and parents in the Tucson, Marana, and Amphitheater school districts. The Read-a-Thon will award prizes to middle and high students who read 10, 25, 35, and 50 books of poetry. Elementary school students win prizes based on how many minutes they read. Schools will also be competing against each other to see which school can collectively read the most books. Winning schools will be awarded with pizza parties, school visits from local authors and artists, prize bags, and other amenities.
Participating Schools
High Schools: Amphi, Sabino, Tucson, City High, AZ School for Deaf and Blind, SAZ Community Academy, Marana.
Middle Schools: Townsend, Gridley, Amphi, Maxwell, Wakefield, Safford, AZ School for Deaf and Blind, Doolen, Booth Fickett, Pueblo Gardens, Holladay Intermediate Imago Dei.
Elementary Schools: Van Buskirk, Safford, Lawrence, AZ School for Deaf and Blind, Holaway, Rio Vista, Laura Nobles Banks, Pueblo Gardens, Holladay Intermediate, Castlehill Country Day School.
