OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The deadline is quickly approaching for teachers to sign up their class for the ONLY reading program that rewards students with the thrill of a theme park ticket – Six Flags’ Read to Succeed!!  Schools located within 150 miles of Six Flags America are encouraged to sign up as soon as possible for their students to earn a FREE ticket to Maryland’s only theme park in 2004.  Participation is for grades kindergarten through sixth and is free of charge.  Enrollment is on a first come, first serve basis each year – and is limited.  Deadline is January 7, 2004 for teachers to sign up their class.  Call 1-866-308-1362 to register NOW!

Read to Succeed, one of the most successful children’s literacy programs in the United States, features an opportunity for students to earn a free park ticket to a number of Six Flags Theme Parks across the country. The Six Flags Six Hour Reading Club, part of the Read to Succeed curricula, encourages students in grades K through 6 to complete six hours of recreational reading and rewards them with free admission. 

Created by Six Flags, Read to Succeed is in its 18th year and is one of the most successful children’s literacy programs in the United States.  Six Flags America has fully participated in the program since 2001, with interest growing each season.  Last year, more than 734 schools in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. area participated, earning over $1 million in free admission tickets!

“Read to Succeed is such a great program, I’d hate for kids in this area to miss out on participating by missing the deadline,” said Janet Porter, vice president and general manager of Six Flags America.  “Reading can transport children to lands far away and on adventures that open their minds to new and exciting ideas.  Rewarding them with a day of thrills at Six Flags America actually extends the fun and adventure!”

Read to Succeed also provides educators with free language arts curricula for their schools, and teachers who supervise the Six Hour Reading Club program are also eligible for a free Six Flags ticket. The language arts curriculum available to educators is designed to meet educational standards for the English Language Arts as set forth by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. 

More than 1.5 million students and teachers completed the program last year nationwide and enjoyed a day of fun at their nearby Six Flags theme park.  The new 2003 – 2004 program, designed by the Weekly Reader Corporation, teaches kids in grades K through 6 that reading is both rewarding and fun. 

Teachers can learn more about the program by visiting the Teacher’s section of http://weeklyreader.com/lifetime/rts.html

Six Flags, Inc. is the world's largest regional theme park company.  Through its subsidiaries, it owns and operates a total of 39 parks in North America and Europe. Six Flags parks serve 35 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in the United States. Six Flags, Inc. is a publicly held corporation with corporate offices in New York City and Oklahoma City. The Company's stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol: PKS.