- December 4, 2025
Don’Neisha McFadden, Miss Bethune Cookman University, read books to Beachside Elementary students in celebration of Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 23. Courtesy photo
Don’Neisha McFadden, Miss Bethune Cookman University, read books to Beachside Elementary students in celebration of Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 23. Courtesy photo
Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and two of his deputies read books to Beachside Elementary students in celebration of Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 23. Courtesy photo
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood read books to Beachside Elementary students in celebration of Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 23. Courtesy photo
Don’Neisha McFadden, Miss Bethune Cookman University, smiles for a photo with a Beachside Elementary student. Courtesy photo
Beachside Elementary held its annual African American Read In event celebrating Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 23.
"We welcomed many guests from our community," Beachside Elementary teacher Amy Stoner said. "Every classroom had a guest reader or two. We love this event and it's so important for our students to meet members from our community."
Among the readers were Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood and Don’Neisha McFadden, Miss Bethune Cookman University.
