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PLEASE NOTE: THE 2025 READING PROGRAM HAS CONCLUDED, WITH 230 KIDS READING OVER 3,482 BOOKS IN THE MONTH OF MARCH! CHECK BACK IN FEBRUARY 2026 FOR NEXT YEAR'S PROGRAM. Every March, Northwestern Athletics encourages youth to get out and read! Local students in grades K-8 can earn prizes by reading books throughout the month. For every three books read, up to 18 books, students can earn a prize from Northwestern Athletics and Willie the Wildcat!
There are two ways to get involved.
Participate as a classroom:
Local organizations – such as schools, individual classrooms, and before and after school programs can participate as a collective. To participate, your teacher or group leader can email rebekah.sigman@northwestern.edu with the estimated number of participants and your group name. Your group leader can submit one list via email for all students, including the number of books read by each student, by 5:00 pm on April 1, 2025. Prize packs will be delivered to your organization on April 3rd.
Participate as an individual:
If your child is interested in the reading program and they are not affiliated with a classroom or organization already participating, a parent or guardian can complete our online submission form. At any time between March 1 and April 1, complete the sign-up form below indicating the number of books the student has read. Prizes can then be picked up on April 4th from 9:00-11:30 or 2:00-3:45 at 2701 Ashland Avenue. You can email rebekah.sigman@northwestern.edu with any questions.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS FORM IS NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS AND WILL REOPEN IN 2026.
Submit Your ReadINg Total & Claim Your Prize
Northwestern University’s student-athletes visited with students ages 5-12 at Books for Breakfast, a before school program offering a nutritious breakfast, homework assistance, and emotional care to Evanston students. Students who read 18 books won the grand prize package.
