TOWAMENCIN – There are few times during the school year that literature elicits intense competition. But at Lit Fest – it’s game on. The annual clash of the classes is the sole way to earn bragging rights amongst the English department and honor students alike.

On Thursday, the 11th grade 6.0 English classes filed into the auditorium to pit their literary knowledge against each other and determine who would be crowned champion of the 2016 knowledge bowl.

The competition kicked off with a dramatic reading competition as well as an artistic rendering competition, and then it was time for the main event. The Knowledge Bowl.

In the Knowledge Bowl, each class would send two representatives to the front to collaborate to answer complex literary and vocabulary questions.

After a long drawn out battle of the brains, the final results were extremely close, with a three way tie for second place. However one team did stand out from the rest. Ms. O’Reilly’s period 2 class came in first and claimed the coveted knowledge bowl trophy.

“Ms. O’Reilly’s students get really good corrections (on tests and quizzes),” said Devon Stella, a member of the winning class. “We understand what we do wrong and I think that helps us learn better.”

The event is a great way for the English department to get out of the classroom and have ten interactively learning in a fun environment.

“It’s really exciting, the week leading up to it the kids get really into it,” English teacher Mrs. Liz Weizer said. “It’s not only competing against the other classes but it’s a way for the kids to use what they’ve learned and show the kids that what we do everyday in class is meaningful.”

Overall the event was a major success and the English department is happy with what it has turned into.

“I hope this event is around for years to come, it would be a shame if it went away,” Weizer added. “You can see how into it the kids get, and it’s a great way to get them out of the classroom and show them that what we do is valuable.”