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Literacy society students work on problem-solving at annual event
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Rori King, 12, a sixth-grader at Jasper Middle, raises her fist in celebration as students from across Georgia solve the final step of the Avengers-style escape room session at the Tome Student Literacy Society's fifth annual TomeCon at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The Tome Society is a book club for students in fourth through 12th grade. - photo by Layne Saliba
Students from fourth grade through 12th grade came out in large numbers at the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus for the Tome Student Literacy Society’s fifth annual Tome Conference, which hosted students from across the state on Tuesday, March 13. An Avengers-style escape room put on by iSchool Initiative was one of the many breakout sessions available to students.