Some friendly-competition goes a long way in making seemingly-mundane work more exciting.<\/p>\n
That's the thinking behind an annual Olympics-style-event put on by Easton Area High School. Thursday was the annual Reading Olympics at Easton Area High School.<\/p>\n
High school students from across the Valley answered trivia questions about books.<\/p>\n
Here's how it works: Students have a list of 25-books to read before the competition. The list changes every year.<\/p>\n
Then, when it comes time to compete, students from participating schools head to Easton Area High-school. There they face-off against each-other in a three-round format.<\/p>\n
The school with the most points at the end of those three rounds wins.<\/p>\n
\"I'm super excited for them,\" said Nicole Capuano,Whitehall High School Book Club Advisor. \"They take a break from social media\"<\/p>\n
\"Just really happy we got to come out here compete, the opportunity to be involved and meet up with other schools,\" she added.<\/p>\n
There are trophies for the teams in first, second and third place. First place also gets an autographed book from the competition's list.<\/p>\n
Middle schoolers across the Lehigh Valley will compete in a similar Reading Olympics event May 3rd, and elementary students will face-off May 5th.<\/p>\n
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