Arabia Mountain High to host 2019 Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl

Readers at every grade level in the DeKalb County School District (DCSD) are poised to compare their knowledge on Saturday, Jan. 26, at Arabia Mountain High School, 6610 Browns Mill Road, Stonecrest. Registration for the 2019 Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl begins at 8 a.m.

Helen Ruffin, a library media specialist in DeKalb County, founded the Reading Bowl as a way to engage students with the Georgia Children’s Book Awards and encourage them to read. She therefore created a unique reading competition in game format, called the Reading Bowl, using books from the nominee list.

Students at every grade level—elementary, middle, and high—are asked questions from respective book lists in a quiz bowl format. Top teams from the DCSD Reading Bowl have the opportunity to compete at the regional, divisional, and state levels should they advance.

Winners from the event will have the chance to compete at the Metro Regional Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl on Feb. 9 at Clayton State University in Morrow.

Registration and competition times are as follows:

Middle and High School

Registration – 8 a.m.

Opening Ceremony, Competition – 8:30 a.m.

Elementary School

Registration – 12:30 p.m.

Opening Ceremony, Competition – 1 p.m.

For more information, visit www.dekalbschoolsga.org/helen-ruffin-reading-bowl.