Academic Competitions
Name | Advisor | Description |
Online virtual Robotics & Coding competition for grades 4-8 | ||
The PA Media and Design Competition is an annual event that highlights Pennsylvania students’ computer application skills, creativity and knowledge. Students compete regionally at the CLIU and at the state level. | ||
It is a team for 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students. The Reading Olympics competition is the culmination of a program [encompassing Carbon County schools] that has teams of students reading books from a prepared list for several months prior to the final event. Each team consists of 8 to 15 students who read from a list of approximately 45 books appropriate for their age and reading level. The book lists are prepared the previous year by teachers and librarians. During the competition, all teams participate in three rounds of questioning. In each round, every team is guaranteed twenty questions about the books on the list. Teams are never eliminated. At the completion of the three rounds, scores are tabulated and the top three highest-scoring teams are recognized and awarded prizes. Adults work as moderators, scorekeepers and team leaders during the competition (CLIU Reading Olympics). | ||
L.B. Morris Science/Health Fair | Discover, Explore and Activities for everyone at the L.B. Science Fair. The Science Fair takes place every Spring. Students in grades K-6th bring home a permission slip/entry form. All grades are judged and awarded first, second, and third place ribbons. Projects are classified as Earth Science, Life Science, or Physical Science. Students may also enter a health project or the inventors category. The school is open in the evening for anyone to view the project that are displayed in the cafeteria. Students may also participate in the many science lab and activities in the building. The PTA funds our Science Fair, and we are very grateful for their support. | |
Sixth Sense | Mrs. Seiwell (LBM) Mrs. McDonald (PKC) | This is an academic challenge team for 6th grade students that competes against 7 other area school districts (Palmerton, Northern Lehigh, Pleasant Valley, Tamaqua, Panther Valley, Northwestern Lehigh, and Lehighton) over the course of 2-3 days. Our team is composed of 3 students from LB and 3 students from PK. |
The annual What’s So Cool About Manufacturing? video contests excite students to explore cool manufacturing careers and produce profiles of companies throughout Pennsylvania. Judges in each regional contest bestow a variety of awards, and each contest features an online vote at WhatsSoCool.org for its Viewers Choice Award. | ||