Kaila De Leon, third grade student at Carrollton Elementary, was one of only 12Â winners of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy Student Essay Contest. Kaila was honored at the Celebration of Reading breakfast at AT&T Stadium and was joined by Dr. John Chapman, CFBISD Superintendent of Schools, Mrs. Monica Koen, Carrollton Elementary Principal and Kaila’s parents.
The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy contest invites students to share about books that have impacted and inspired them drawing hundreds of imaginative responses from students in grades 2-5 throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The panel of judges reviewed the entries and selected a total of 12 winners.