 Well, although the weather outside has been frigid, students are staying warm this week during a Baxter Elementary tradition. Camp Baxter brings a campsite into the school library for a fun setting to read. Our reporter Rachel Johnson has the story. All of these have something alive. Stories were told around the campfire today in Baxter in February. We'll call this the Shua. Tents in a campfire were set up in the middle of the library this week for a Baxter Elementary school tradition, Camp Baxter. This week we have Camp Baxter, which has been a loved tradition for many, many, many years. This is my first year at Baxter Elementary and one of my children went through four years at Baxter Elementary and when I asked him, what do we need to keep? The very first thing he said was Camp Baxter. The library is filled with nature sounds, tents, trees, a campfire, and stars as if we were outside on a summer night. The idea for Camp Baxter came years ago as a way to create a fun setting for students to enjoy reading. Students get to come in with their teachers and their class and enjoy reading through a different venue and that's the campsite. So we're trying to promote that reading as fun anywhere. All of the classes get to attend Camp Baxter during their scheduled library classes. We tell a story and then we have them go into their tents where they have brought with them a flashlight, a blanket, a book. They snuggle in with some friends and they get a little time to read. For the staff at Baxter Elementary, it is important for them to allow students to experience that reading can be fun outside of school. What we look for is to make sure that kids know reading is enjoyable and fun. It's a pastime. It's for pleasure and we want them to see that they can read past the classroom. So setting, makeshift setting of a campsite here at school is one way to get students to see that they can read outside the walls of the school. Camp Baxter is a tradition that students look forward to every year and that staff hope to carry on well into the future. It is such a loved tradition at Baxter Elementary. I can't see ending it anytime soon. I'm quite sure this is a tradition that will carry on for years and years and years. Reporting from Baxter, Rachel Johnson, Lakeland News. Camp Baxter was originally planned to only take place until Friday but with this week's school cancellations it will be extended so all classes have a chance to participate. If you enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland PBS.