Mars Area Centennial School sixth-graders raced to answer questions about various novels as part of a “Reading Relay” event on May 21.

The winner was Team 2 from Cetta Richards’ class, made up of sixth-graders Gianna Adams, Samantha Beckert, Jackson Bloom, Brady Boronyak, Kenley Gillespie, Kylie Klein, Benjamin Livingston, Bennett Lovig and Keira Tenos.

As part of the competition-style academic event, sixth grade teams answered questions about various books — “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins, “So This is Love” by Elizabeth Lim, “A Rover’s Story” by Jasmine Warga, “Flush” by Carl Hiaasen, “The Eyes and the Impossible” by Dave Eggers, “Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus” by Dusti Bowling, “New Kid” by Jerry Craft — while running relays.

Funding for the event was provided through a Mars Planet Foundation Teaching Enrichment Grant. For additional information, call (724) 625-2601.