Las Vegas Raiders celebrate Nevada Reading week at schools across valley

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The Las Vegas Raiders took part in Nevada Reading Week to promote the importance of reading to local schools across the valley.

The team began the week by visiting classrooms at R. Guild Gray Elementary School. To continue the week, current Raider Jalen McKenzie visited the P.E. classroom at Robert E. Lake Elementary School where he got the opportunity to read to students and engage in a question-and-answer session.

The Raiderettes then visited Acelero Learning Headstart Spring Valley to read in a reading circle to preschoolers ages three to five. The following day, Raiders players Darien Butler and Jalen McKenzie visited Addeliar D. Guy III Elementary School for a group reading circle that led to students getting the chance to engage with the players as they asked questions in a short question-and-answer session.

To wrap up the week, the team visited Henderson International School where they had a chance to read and interact with the students from Prekindergarten through 2^nd grade.

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