2026 Week 9 – Top Schools by Grouping
Samantha Gonzalez
Ridglea Hills
Diamond Hill
South Hi Mount
Burton Hill
North Hi Mount
JT Stevens
Woodway
Milton L. Kirkpatrick
Westpark
Dr. Dorene Benavidez
M.H. Moore
Rufino Mendoza
JJAEP
Washington Heights
W. J. Turner
H.V. Helbing
Tanglewood
Christine Renteria
Richard J. Wilson
Luella Merrett
Seminary Hills Park
De Zavala
South Hills
Lily B. Clayton
Waverly Park
Worth Heights
Greenbriar
Bonnie Brae
Christin Reeves
Carroll Peak
Charles Nash
Morningside
David K Sellars
George C. Clarke
Daggett
Glen Park
D. McRae
Harlean Beal
Oaklawn
Charla Staten
Como Elementary
Springdale
Maudrie M. Walton
Oakhurst
A.M. Pate
Maude I Logan Elementary
Sagamore Hill
East Handley
Mitchell Blvd Elementary
Christene C. Moss
Guadalupe Cortez
Edward J. Briscoe
T.A. Sims
Bill J. Elliott
Westcreek
Bruce Shulkey
Mary Louise Phillips
Clifford Davis
W.M. Green
Alice D. Contreras
2026 – Week 9 – Top Classes Overall
M.H. Moore – Pre-K – Mendizabal
Van Zandt-Guinn – 4th Grade – Sanchez
T.A. Sims – Pre-K – Omar
M.H. Moore – Pre-K – Castillo
M.H. Moore – 2nd Grade – Herrera
M.H. Moore – 5th Grade – Flores
M.H. Moore – 1st Grade – Garcia
M.H. Moore – 5th Grade – Jungli
Van Zandt-Guinn – Kindergarten – Malave
M.H. Moore – 1st Grade – Salazar
2026 – Week 9 – Top Classes by Grade
Special Education
Washington Heights – Special Education – Gray
M.H. Moore – Special Education – Dr.Bryant
M.H. Moore – Special Education – Dyer
Washington Heights – Special Education – Hickman
Diamond Hill – Special Education – D.Gonzalez/RISE
Greenbriar – Special Education – Alexander
M.H. Moore – Special Education – Sanchez
Maudrie M. Walton – Special Education – Boulder
Luella Merrett – Special Education – S. Alvarez
Pre-K
M.H. Moore – Pre-K – Mendizabal
T.A. Sims – Pre-K – Omar
M.H. Moore – Pre-K – Castillo
Van Zandt-Guinn – Pre-K – M. Orozco
Van Zandt-Guinn – Pre-K – Rodrick
Van Zandt-Guinn – Pre-K – Ahmed
Edward J. Briscoe – Pre-K – Georgia Chandler
Edward J. Briscoe – Pre-K – Kendall Ladner
Edward J. Briscoe – Pre-K – Elizabeth Salcedo
Edward J. Briscoe – Pre-K – Renee Badman
Kindergarten
Van Zandt-Guinn – Kindergarten – Morris
M.H. Moore – Kindergarten – Gutierrez
Edward J. Briscoe – Kindergarten – Shekshia McGinnis
Edward J. Briscoe – Kindergarten – Sherrenise Dixon
M.H. Moore – Kindergarten – Perez
M.H. Moore – Kindergarten – Smith
Morningside – Kindergarten – Felker
Diamond Hill – Kindergarten – Mendoza
Carroll Peak – Kindergarten – Wesley
1st Grade
M.H. Moore – 1st Grade – Garcia
M.H. Moore – 1st Grade – Salazar
Van Zandt-Guinn – 1st Grade – Benitez
Van Zandt-Guinn – 1st Grade – Terrell
Van Zandt-Guinn – 1st Grade – Newsome
M.H. Moore – 1st Grade – Chambers
T.A. Sims – 1st Grade – Hunter
Edward J. Briscoe – 1st Grade – Barbara Hollingsworth
Edward J. Briscoe – 1st Grade – Melissa Moreno
Rufino Mendoza – 1st Grade – Perez
2nd Grade
M.H. Moore – 2nd Grade – Herrera
Van Zandt-Guinn – 2nd Grade – Baeza
Van Zandt-Guinn – 2nd Grade – Macias
Van Zandt-Guinn – 2nd Grade – Walters
M.H. Moore – 2nd Grade – Cisneros
M.H. Moore – 2nd Grade – Rodriguez
Carroll Peak – 2nd Grade – Culbertson/Martinez HR Reading
Edward J. Briscoe – 2nd Grade – Tiffany Struggs
Edward J. Briscoe – 2nd Grade – Alexis Hackney
M.H. Moore – 2nd Grade – Medrano
3rd Grade
M.H. Moore – 3rd Grade – Martinez
M.H. Moore – 3rd Grade – Spinelli
Edward J. Briscoe – 3rd Grade – Sharla Angton
Van Zandt-Guinn – 3rd Grade – L. Orozco
Van Zandt-Guinn – 3rd Grade – Simmons
Edward J. Briscoe – 3rd Grade – Belinda Nesbitt
Carroll Peak – 3rd Grade – Licea
Charles Nash – 3rd Grade – Ferrelas
M.H. Moore – 3rd Grade – Lord
M.H. Moore – 3rd Grade – Gasca
4th Grade
Van Zandt-Guinn – 4th Grade – Sanchez
Van Zandt-Guinn – 4th Grade – Riley
Van Zandt-Guinn – 4th Grade – Shelton
Waverly Park – 4th Grade – Bergman
Edward J. Briscoe – 4th Grade – Ashley Dean
Carroll Peak – 4th Grade – Peaton HR
Carroll Peak – 4th Grade – Davis HR
M.H. Moore – 4th Grade – Krueger
Edward J. Briscoe – 4th Grade – Amanda Inay
M.H. Moore – 4th Grade – Christy
5th Grade
M.H. Moore – 5th Grade – Flores
M.H. Moore – 5th Grade – Jungli
Van Zandt-Guinn – 5th Grade – Rodriguez
M.H. Moore – 5th Grade – Gonzalez
Van Zandt-Guinn – 5th Grade – Wheat
Springdale – 5th Grade – Williamson
Edward J. Briscoe – 5th Grade – Danyelle Liggins
T.A. Sims – 5th Grade – Dews
Edward J. Briscoe – 5th Grade – Antonio Gonzales
Carroll Peak – 5th Grade – Munoz
Readers Become Leaders
The NCAA Readers Become Leaders Program aims to help teachers who are dealing with a literacy crisis that affects children of all demographics. Educational data have shown that if reading is below grade level by the fourth grade, students are four times
more likely to drop out of school. Readers Become Leaders was created to encourage children to explore their talents, which lays a foundation for future educational goals, such as attending college.
In 2019, the Fort Worth Sports Commission teamed up with the NCAA Readers Become Leaders program and the Fort Worth ISD to implement the program in grades K – 5 as part of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships hosted in Fort Worth.
In five years, the program has seen more than 92,000 students read more than 101 million minutes. The program is back again this year and the incentives and benefits to the students and participating schools has never been better.
2026 Timeline
October 15th – Registration Open
January 23rd – Last Day to Register
January 26th – Competition Begins and Kick-off Party
April 6th – Last day to log minutes
April 15th – Winner announced at Dickies Arena
