NCAA® Read to the Final Four® San Antonio
Read to the Final Four
WINNER
Holiday Hoopla Tournament
The Holiday Hoopla Tournament is an optional program designed to encourage individual reading during the holiday season. Taking place from December 23, 2024, to January 5, 2025, this two-week tournament aimed to foster a love of reading among students while providing accessible resources to support their efforts. Over the course of the tournament, an incredible 536,835 minutes were logged by 940 students from 65 schools across 15 districts, showcasing the remarkable dedication of young readers.
Top Ten Readers
| Rank | Name | Minutes | District & School |
| 1 | Kaizen Moy | 7,720 | Northside ISD, Ott Elementary School |
| 2 | Boyd Amerson | 6,380 | Northeast ISD, Canyon Ridge Elementary School |
| 3 | Nyota Simmons | 4,800 | Essence Prep, Essence Preparatory Public School |
| 4 | Achilles Rivera | 4,116 | Edgewood ISD, Henry B. Gonzalez Elementary School |
| 5 | Adaleyla Flores | 4,020 | Judson ISD, Paschall Elementary School |
| 6 | Dovey Schrupp | 3,960 | Comal ISD, Clear Spring Elementary School |
| 7 | Jaselle Torres | 3,838 | Comal ISD, Clear Spring Elementary School |
| 8 | Isarel Boone | 3,826 | Alamo Heights ISD, Cambridge Elementary School |
| 9 | Zelia Pinzon | 3,520 | La Vernia ISD, La Vernia Elementary |
| 10 | Adamarie Flores | 3,420 | Judson ISD, Paschall Elementary School |
Winning School
Cambridge Elementary – Alamo Heights ISD
64 Students
Congratulations to all the participants, and a special shoutout to the winning school, Cambridge Elementary!
Timeline
Program Overview
The Read to the Final Four program is an annual literacy challenge aimed at creating a lifelong love and interest in reading for students across the states in which the Men’s Final Four and Women’s Final Four are conducted.
In anticipation of the 2025 Men’s Final Four, the NCAA and the San Antonio Local Organizing Committee (SALOC) have teamed up to help third-grade students across the state of Texas. Created to support the NCAA’s commitment to education, Read to the Final Four was launched during the 2016 Men’s Final Four and has since made a lasting impact with thousands of students in several host cities across the nation having recorded over 121 million minutes of reading!
The NCAA Men’s Final Four and the 2025 SALOC have teamed up to once again host Read to the Final Four to inspire and incentivize third graders to develop their reading abilities. Schools, teachers, and students participating in this tournament-style program have the chance to win fun prizes and compete to be named the Championship school.
Reading Challenge Resources
Holiday Hoopla Tournament Resources
December 23 to January 5
