'Wacky Day' marks Dr. Seuss' 112th birthday at Struthers Elementary

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Randy Spencer, a third-grader at Struthers Elementary School, spent part of Wednesday afternoon composing a letter to late children’s book author Theodor S. Geisel, best known by his pen name Dr. Seuss.

“I wanted to tell him ‘thank you’ for all the books he wrote,” said Randy, whose favorite Dr. Seuss classics include “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Sneetches.”

Randy joined his classmates in celebrating Seuss’ 112th birthday with a “wacky day.”

Seuss, born March 2, 1904, and who won a Pulitzer Prize and three Academy Awards, was a writer and illustrator of more than 40 children’s books. He died in 1991 in California.

Students and staff wore their loudest clothes and wildest hairdos in recognition of the day.

Teachers also mixed up their routines. Third-grade teacher Alexis Kunzer hung her classroom posters upside down, affixed shoes to the walls and encouraged students to use their chairs as desks.

Read more of the day's activities in Thursday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.