It’s that time again for students to showcase their many talents through the Academic Olympics. High school academic teams gathered for the annual constructed response session, which was held at Vashon High School on February 10. The session is the prelude before the main event of Academics Olympics set for February 24 at 9 a.m. During the constructed response session, team members were given a list of questions in which they are required to give written responses to those questions. The areas of concentration are arts, sciences, mathematics and social studies. Academic Olympics is the district’s hallmark for boosting standardized test scores and improving academic performance in the classroom. “We want our students to be excited about this academic event as they would about a championship basketball game,” said Dr. Charlene Jones, associate superintendent for public relations and founder of the event. For more information about the program, call Howard Hayes at 345-4524.