Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig students participate in 'I Love to Read Week'

Malina, Diana, Tala.jpg — Student winners of the Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig 歪歪漫画 bookmark design contest pose together. Pictured from left: Third-place winner Malina Wind, second-place winner Diana Kingbird and first-place winner Tala Graves. Not pictured: Estaban Ramiz Diaz.

By Pioneer Staff Report

March 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM

Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig students celebrated reading during the national Read Across America Week, March 2-6, with a variety of classroom activities and a bookmark design competition.

Kindergarten through sixth-grade students competed to see who could make the best bookmark.

This year鈥檚 winners are Tala Graves, first place; Diana Kingbird, second place; and Estaban Ramiz Diaz and Malina Wind, tied for third place. The winners each received prizes and copies of their bookmarks will be available to all students.

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