Students at Mahoning Elementary School took part in a nationwide effort to "Read the Most Coast to Coast" on Friday, Feb. 28.

Students joined Renaissance Learning's challenge to break the national record set last school year for the number of Accelerated Reader Quizzes taken in one day.The new one-day record is 4,987,949 quizzes taken nationally. The Mahoning Elementary students totaled 1,040,459 words read.Students in grades 1-4 took part in this shared effort.Students won Dr. Seuss-themed bookmarks and pencils, took part in a 100 percent club raffle, and received a Certificate of National Participation from Renaissance Learning.Accelerated Reader, the nation's most widely used reading management program for K-12 schools, helps educators generate excitement for reading and monitor students' personalized practice.