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Reading winners: Centennial Arts Academy team takes state competition
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The Centennial Arts Academy reading team: front row from left, Connor Kiesel, Marisa Woo, Amy Nguyen; second row from left, Ben Jessup, Jocelyn Nguyen, Simone Stuart, James Michael Harrison; third row from left, Wiley Hickerson, Allison Vandiver, Eli Parrish; back row from left, assistant coach Dallas Thompson, coach Kathy Anglin and assistant coach Kelly Kennedy.
For many, reading may be a leisurely activity to enjoy during a quiet afternoon. For 10 Centennial Arts Academy students, it’s a sport. “I felt like I needed air bags,” student Eli Parrish said, referring to the bags airlines give to queasy passengers.