There's treasure everywhere: Harris School Principal delights students by turning into Captain Jack as reading reward.

From: Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) | Date: May 20, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Valerie Wells

May 20--DECATUR -- Captain Jack Sparrow strode into a kindergarten class at Harris School on Friday, bellowing, "Ahoy there!" and carrying a treasure chest full of pieces of eight. Amid the gasps, the pirate brandished his sword and demanded to know if "this colony" had actually read 50 books, as Jack had been told. "I will share with you my treasure," the captain told the kids, getting more gasps as the chest was opened. "I boarded a ship of f...

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