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Third graders at Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom campus in Gilbert won second place in the Read to the Final Four challenge.
The challenge was a statewide reading competition sponsored by the NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four host committee, and Freedom was one of four schools to make the final. Students logged 5,260 average minutes read per student during the bracket challenge.
Earlier in April, students participated in a variety of sessions and events with the Final Four.
The school also was awarded $2,500 dollars, which was then matched, making it $5,000, by the Helios Education Foundation.
The event winner was Mary C. O'Brien Elementary School in Casa Grande.
