Pioneer volleyball promotes literacy at Phillips Elementary for second straight year
Marietta players spend time on Fall Break reading to elementary school classes

Oct. 15, 2008
MARIETTA, Ohio — While most students on campus wanted little to do with books over Marietta College's annual Fall Break, junior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) standout Becca Holzworth (North Olmsted) and her Pioneer volleyball teammates gladly picked up their books, albeit of a slightly different variety, as they promoted literacy to Phillips Elementary School on Tuesday (Oct. 14) morning.

"The kids were really excited when we entered the room and spent some time with them," senior middle blocker Sarah Vadaj said. "We had just as much fun as they did, and I hope it is something that we continue to do as a team in the years to come."

Team members paired themselves and split up into the kindergarten through third grade classrooms. Each read a book selected by the class. They then answered questions and signed autographs for the kids.

"I think it's great that we were able to go out and do something positive in the community as a team," Head Coach Ray Costa said. "It was obvious that both our student-athletes and the kids they got to meet really enjoyed the experience and were able to take something positive away from it."