Sussex County 4-H member Mikayla Ockels, 14, has won the 2013 Delaware State Education Association Read Across America student contest, part of a national effort to encourage reading.
Ockels, a 9th grader at Sussex Central High School in Millsboro, was one of 240 entrants from the First State. Students could submit a poster, video or research essay, depending on their grade level. The News Journal donated a full- page color spread celebrating all the winners.