Celebrating the Stars of the 2023 Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge

Students Around the World Made a Tremendous Impact

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Congratulations to the remarkable students and classrooms who participated in the 2023 Learning A-Z Star Donation Challenge!

From October 9 to November 3, Learning A-Z students embarked on a journey to not only expand their knowledge by reading books and completing activities within Learning A-Z, but to also extend a helping hand to those in need. By donating their hard-earned stars towards healthy meals, clean water, and school supplies for communities around the world, they've demonstrated the incredible impact that a collective effort can have on the lives of others.

Final Student Donations


112,393 Healthy Meals

773,780 Days of Clean Water

114,228 School Supplies

Drumroll Please… Here Are the Fall 2023 Winning Classrooms:

United States Winners

West Region

Alaska


Mel Koontz Hermon Hutchens Elementary School
Valdez City School District

California


Lindsey Henry Action Academy
Action Academy South Lake Tahoe

Colorado


Megan Phillips Goodnight Elementary School
Pueblo School District 60

Hawaii


Gayle Asatani Hawaiian Mission Academy

Idaho


Amber Brown Mountain Home School District 193

Montana


Martha Watts Poplar Middle School
Poplar School District 9 - 9B

Nevada

Winner coming soon*

Oregon

Winner coming soon*

Utah


Razia Mohyuddin Brightside Hall School

Washington


Lisa Temcov Olympic View Elementary School
Oak Harbor School District 201

Wyoming


Carlos Gonzalo Verda James Elementary School
Natrona County Schools

Southwest Region

Arizona


Michael Austin Washington Elementary School District 6

New Mexico

Thomas Ramey Atalaya Elementary School
Santa Fe Public School District

Oklahoma


Jayme Martin Miss Helens Private School

Texas


Sherri Alderman Fred Elementary School
Warren Independent School District

Midwest Region

Illinois


Stacy Sorensen Lakewood Falls Elementary School
Plainfield Consolidated School District 202

Indiana


Kristin Kratzer Model Elementary School
Goshen Community School District

Iowa


Jamie Weiner Bryant Elementary School
Dubuque Community School District

Kansas

Winner coming soon*

Michigan

Winner coming soon*

Minnesota


Lisa Strain Folwell Elementary School
Rochester Public Schools ISD 535

Missouri

Winner coming soon*

Nebraska


Karlena Roza Omaha Public Schools
Edison Elementary

North Dakota


Christa Schneider Thompson Public School
Thompson School District 61

Ohio


Teresa Sallee Saint Joseph Catholic School
Diocese of Toledo Education Office

South Dakota


Jamie Amundsen Grandview Elementary School
Rapid City Area School District 51 - 4

Wisconsin


Nick Brettingen Theresa Learning Community
School District of Lomira

Northeast Region

Connecticut


Christina Roye Whiting Lane Elementary School
West Hartford Public Schools

Delaware


Ashley Newman Lorewood Grove Elementary School
Appoquinimink School District

Maine


Kristina Bear Alfred Elementary School
Rsu 57

Maryland


Alan Konlande Adelphi Elementary
Prince Georges County Public Schools

Massachusetts

Winner coming soon*

New Hampshire

Winner coming soon*

New Jersey


Graeme Whytlaw Jackson Liberty High School
Jackson Township School District

New York


Maureen McMorrow Lee Avenue Elementary School
Hicksville Public Schools

Pennsylvania


Hannah Newman Leola Elementary
Conestoga Valley School District

Rhode Island

Winner coming soon*

Vermont


Erin Phillips Franklin Central Elementary School
Missisquoi Valley School District

Southeast Region

Alabama


Kelly Kattos Randolph School

Arkansas


Angela Dodson ScholarMade Achievement Place

District of Columbia


Martin Tyler Sacred Heart School
Archdiocese of Wash District of Columbia Education Office

Florida


Nicole Homer Jupiter Christian School

Georgia


Brooke Thompson Wilcox County Elementary School
Wilcox County School District

Kentucky


Elizabeth Smith Rosa Parks Elementary School
Fayette County Public Schools

Louisiana


Stephanie DeLaCruz University Laboratory School
Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Mississippi


Leigh McGee Clinton Park Elementary School
Clinton Public School District

North Carolina


Analiza Maghanoy E.M. Rollins Elementary
Vance County School District

South Carolina


Winner coming soon*

Tennessee


Ramona Jones Montessori School Of Franklin

Virginia


Kimberly Minter Mount Olivet Elementary School
Henry County Public School District

West Virginia


Lynne Coen Teays Valley Christian School

International Winners

All International Winners

Japan


Derek Larner Gunma Kokusai Academy
Ōta, Gunma

Republic of Korea


Glen Oxford All in English
Jinju

Saudi Arabia


Bilal Bodon Dhahran Ahliyya School
Dhahran

United Arab Emirates


Loubna Bechiri Dubai National School - Al Twar
Dubai

Viet Nam


Le Hong Van
Archimedes Academy
Hanoi

It’s Pizza Party Time

Congratulations to the top-donating classrooms in each of the 50 U.S. states and D.C., as well as in five different countries. Your incredible achievements deserve to be celebrated and what better way to do so than with a well-deserved class pizza party!

Celebrate Your Students Proudly

Your students’ actions are a testament to the positive change that can be achieved when we come together for a shared cause. Celebrate your students by printing and displaying their Certificates of Awesomeness and donation stars from the donation kit.

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*The winning classroom from this state has not yet confirmed their win.