Book Stacking 2025!

Students stacking discarded books

The Book Stacking Contest challenges students to see how quickly they can stack two boxes' worth of discarded books. The answer is, pretty quickly! Below are winners and runners up in several categories, including individual and teams, as well as different winners for different types of books. 

Fastest Builders: Set One

  • 1st place Teams: Sophie C. & Audree (Gold) 5th: 32:77 seconds—10 points
  • 2nd place Teams: Zoe & Aimee (Green) 5th: 43:75 seconds—7 points
  • 3rd place Teams: Jinran & Annika (Green) 5th: 43:90 seconds—5 points
  • 1st place Individuals: Hsu (Gold) 7th: 1:04 minutes/seconds—10 points
  • 2nd place Individuals: Vedhas (Green) 6th: 1:59 minutes/seconds—7 points

Fastest Builders: Set Two

  • 1st place: Audree & Sophia C. (Gold) 5th: 56:82 seconds—10 points
  • 2nd place: Amber & Ella (Green/Gold) 8th: 1:02 minutes/seconds—7 points
  • 3rd place: Brian & [partner] (Green/Gold): 1:18 minutes/seconds—5 points

Fastest Builders: Set Three

  • 1st place Teams: Audree & Sophia C. (Gold) 5th: 52 seconds—10 points
  • 2nd place Teams: Tenley & Karys (Green) 8th: 58 seconds—7 points
  • 3rd place Teams: Terence & Mithran (Green) 6th: 1:46 minutes/seconds—5 points
  • 1st place Individuals: Ben M. (Green) 7th: 2:35 minutes/seconds—10 points