PPS Read Quest

Read Quest is a winter reading challenge for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade Pittsburgh Public School (PPS) students. From December 1 to February 28, every PPS 1st – 3rd grade classroom participates in a joyful – and competitive – celebration of reading! 

During the challenge, teachers log minutes that students read at school, home or the Library to encourage a reading habit of 20 minutes a day with an overall goal for each student to read 1,000 minutes.

Last year, students logged over 1.2 MILLION minutes, and we celebrated the classrooms that read the most through a pizza party with our beloved mascot, Andrew Cardnegie. 2026 classroom winners included Ms. Rush’s 2nd grade class at Pittsburgh Fulton, Ms Dennis’ 3rd grade class at Pittsburgh Grandview, and Ms. Castelli’s Regional Support Classroom at Pittsburgh Concord.

This year there will be more students, more opportunities to log reading, and more prizes to earn along the way!