Wake Forest kicks off literacy program at Clemmons Elementary

Clemmons Elementary School's fourth-graders got a treat this week when two Wake Forest University student-athletes read to them to kick off the annual WFU Literacy Program. 

Joining the students in the audience? The Demon Deacon.

Wake Forest started the literacy program in memory of former coach Skip Prosser, who died in 2007. Prosser loved to read, and the program is designed to nurture a love of reading in students. 

Fourth-graders log how many books they read over the course of the program, and they can win prizes depending on how many books they read. Those who read at least 25 books get a ticket to a WFU men's basketball game and are recognized at halftime of the game. 

Kendal Knous and Sam Jones read Chris Paul's Long Shot to the students. Knous runs track for the Demon Decacons, and Jones runs track and cross country. 

Kendal Knous (left) and Sam Jones

Wake Forest is visiting 20 schools over the next two weeks to kick off the program. Students have until Nov. 19 to read 25 books.