Swan Valley Middle School principle Brad Erlenceck rides a horse into the auditorium as part of the schools March Madness reading month, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at Swan Valley Middle School in Thomas Township, Mich. His entrance drew cheers and laughter. It's all to rally kids for the March into Reading Month challenge to read 100,000 pages as a school. Students are competing against one another and the staff, and whichever grade reads the most pages in March earns a half-day of recess. (AP Photo/The Saginaw News, Neil Barris) ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
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