Pepper Elementary School News Today

The garden commemorates the O'Day Short family who crossed Fontana's color line in 1945 and died when their house was burned.

The garden commemorates the O'Day Short family who crossed Fontana's color line in 1945 and died when their house was burned.

Members from across the Fontana Unified School District community, including staff, students and elected dignitaries, gathered at Randall Pepper Elementary School on Dec. 15 for the dedication of the O’Day

As we kick off the new school year, did you know that children who are not able to read at grade level by third grade are four times less likely to graduate from high school?

We want to celebrate our ‘If You Give a Child a Book’ campaign. This year employees here at Channel 7, TV 20 Detroit, and the Scripps Howard Fund put thousands of books into the hands of children.

It’s a big day for WXYZ-TV’s “If You Give A Child A Book” campaign! Today across Scripps, we’re celebrating the giveaway of the one millionth book since the campaign’s inception.

Today marks a milestone achievement for the Scripps Howard Fund's literacy initiative. The "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign celebrated giving away its one millionth book today.

Students at Pepper Elementary School in Oak Park were excited to receive five free books. The giveaway is a part of WXYZ's "If You Give a Child a Book" campaign.