Photo feature: Bubbles and shine

Published 12:05 am Saturday, May 18, 2013

JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT
Kholin Brown, left, laughs while blowing bubbles with teacher Sandy Dunn during Bubble and Shine Day at Vidalia Lower Elementary School on Friday afternoon. Pupils were invited to bring bubbles and sunglasses to school Friday to celebrate the fact that students at the school read 22,594 books throughout the year as part of the school’s Accelerated Reading Program.

: JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT A long bubble begins to pop in front of kindergarten student Adriana Scott during Bubble and Shine Day at Vidalia Lower Elementary School on Friday afternoon. Pupils were invited to bring bubbles and sunglasses to school Friday to celebrate the fact that students at the school read 22,594 books throughout the year as part of the school’s Accelerated Reading Program.

: JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT Kindergarten student Victor Pregrant blows a line of bubbles during Bubble and Shine Day at Vidalia Lower Elementary School on Friday afternoon. Pupils were invited to bring bubbles and sunglasses to school Friday to celebrate the fact that students at the school read 22,594 books throughout the year as part of the school’s Accelerated Reading Program.

: JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT Kindergarten student Gabrielle Pullins carries a large jug of bubbles during Bubble and Shine Day at Vidalia Lower Elementary School on Friday afternoon. Pupils were invited to bring bubbles and sunglasses to school Friday to celebrate the fact that students at the school read 22,594 books throughout the year as part of the school’s Accelerated Reading Program.

: JAY SOWERS | THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT Kindergarten student Bianca Polk reaches out to pop a bubble during Bubble and Shine Day at Vidalia Lower Elementary School on Friday afternoon. Pupils were invited to bring bubbles and sunglasses to school Friday to celebrate the fact that students at the school read 22,594 books throughout the year as part of the school’s Accelerated Reading Program.