Kids can ‘Hit the Books’ to receive Biloxi Shuckers tickets

Reading pays for students under a new “Hit the Books” campaign announced Tuesday by the Biloxi Shuckers in partnership with Wal-Mart.

Team mascot Schooner the Seagull and other Shuckers representatives will lead pep rallies and classroom visits at 19 Coast schools and reach more than 10,000 students who will receive a “Hit the Books” bookmark that allows them to log the books they read.

When a student has read six books and their list is verified by a teacher, the bookmark can be redeemed at the MGM Park box office for a ticket to a pre-determined Shuckers home game this season, and to join an on-field parade before the game.

The tour will visit North Bay Elementary, Coast Episcopal and Bayou View Elementary on Friday; Vancleave Upper Elementary on Feb. 22; Gaston Point Elementary on Feb. 23; Gorenflo Elementary and Nativity BVM Elementary on March 3; Anniston Elementary on March 9; Harrison Central Elementary and Singing River Academy on March 15; North Woolmarket Elementary/Middle School; Hancock North Central Elementary and West Hancock Elementary on March 17; and St. Martin East Elementary on March 24.

This story was originally published February 14, 2017 at 5:10 PM with the headline "Kids can ‘Hit the Books’ to receive Biloxi Shuckers tickets."