Summer Reading: School Contest
You can win money for your school! Start reading, track your progress and help improve your school’s finisher rate. Every school that shows improvement over last year will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win $800 towards its library!
School Contest
The Summer Reading School Contest takes place June 1 - July 31. Register starting May 1.
How to Participate
When you register for JCPL’s Summer Reading, select the school you (or your child) will be attending in the fall — it’s that simple! Minutes you read and log will automatically count toward the school competition.
How to Win
Only Jefferson County Public Schools are eligible to compete. Each school will be notified of its finisher rate from last year and will work to improve this year’s rate. Every school that shows improvement will have its name entered into the $800 drawing.
School Categories
Jefferson County Library Foundation, opens a new window will award an $800 cash prize to one school from each of the following five categories:
- Preschool
- Elementary School
- Middle School
- High School
- Option/Charter/Multi-Level School
Schools Eligible for the 2026 Drawing
Preschools
Addenbrooke Classical Preschool
Bergen Preschool
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Preschool
Dutch Creek Preschool
Edgewater Preschool
Eiber Preschool
Elk Creek Preschool
Governor's Ranch Preschool
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon Preschool
Jefferson County Open Preschool
Kendallvue Preschool
Kendrick Lakes Preschool
Kyffin Preschool
Lincoln Academy Preschool
Marshdale Preschool
Montessori Peaks Preschool
Norma Anderson Preschool
Normandy Preschool
Peak Expeditionary Preschool
Powderhorn Preschool
Slater Preschool
Stott Preschool
Two Roads Preschool
Ute Meadows Preschool
Van Arsdale Preschool
Weber Preschool
Welchester Preschool
West Jefferson Preschool
Westgate Preschool
Elementary Schools
Belmar School of Integrated Arts
Deane Elementary
Dennison Elementary
Devinny Elementary
Dutch Creek Elementary
Eiber Elementary
Elk Creek Elementary
Lasley Elementary
Leawood Elementary
Lumberg Elementary
Maple Grove Elementary
Marshdale Elementary
Mortensen Elementary
Mount Carbon Elementary
Normandy Elementary
Patterson International
Rose Stein International Elementary
Stober Elementary
Stott Elementary
Van Arsdale Elementary
West Jefferson Elementary
Middle Schools
Bell Middle School
Everitt Middle School
Ken Caryl Middle School
Summit Ridge Middle School
Wayne Carle Middle School
West Jefferson Middle School
High Schools
Bear Creek High School
Conifer High School
Standley Lake High School
Charter / Option / Multi-Level
Bear Creek K-8
Connections Learning Center
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
Excel Academy
JeffCo Remote Learning Program
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon
Jefferson Academy Secondary
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School
Lincoln Academy
Pomona Jr/Sr High School
Rocky Mountain Deaf School
