Ellie Orcasitas wins her first 'bingo' of the night
Books were the prizes at a fun night for Comstock Park Public Schools elementary students to connect with their parents. Students munched pizza and won stories of all kinds at the recent Book Bingo event, held to promote literacy. Photos by John Corriveau.
Students took home a selection of books
Families noshed on pizza and marked their bingo boards with cheerios
Families played 15 rounds of Book Bingo
Izzy Ameel makes hard choices between cookies and more vegetables
Games were up for grabs, too
Gregoria Nava hands Marisa Vanderveen her winning ticket, which she could exchange for a book
Families gather around the books
Riley and Doug Cnossen get their bingo cards ready
Angela Nguyen and Kersten Neuman check out the called number on Angela’s card
Brianna Villafan looks over the large selection before making her choice
Erin Albanese is associate managing editor and reporter, covering Byron Center, Kentwood, Wyoming and Grand Rapids Community College. She was one of the original SNN staff writers, helping launch the site in 2013 and enjoys fulfilling the mission of sharing the stories of public education. She has worked as a journalist in the Grand Rapids area since 2000. A graduate of Central Michigan University, she has written for The Grand Rapids Press, Advance Newspapers, On-the-Town Magazine and Group Tour Media.
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