Learning Network: Our Summer Reading Contest Begins Today!

What got your attention in The Times this week? 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This morning we asked students: [What got your attention in The Times this week?](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRipe4VP4QbAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjEvMDYvMTEvbGVhcm5pbmcvc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC13ZWVrLTEtd2hhdC1nb3QteW91ci1hdHRlbnRpb24taW4tdGhlLXRpbWVzLXRoaXMtd2Vlay5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNjExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNzYzJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDQzMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMIVacNgO3CtgVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) Middle school and high school students have until 9 a.m. Eastern next Friday, June 18, to post an answer. Then we’ll close Week 1 of our contest, and open submissions for Week 2. In essence, beginning today, we’re running 10 contests over 10 weeks until Aug. 19. To participate, students can create a free New York Times account to post a public comment. We’ll also have a form at the bottom of every contest post that families or teachers can use on behalf of younger students. All summer long we’ll be celebrating students’ ideas and writing when we publish our favorite responses each week. To learn more, [watch this brief video](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRipe4VP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vd2F0Y2g_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI3NjMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwNDMyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZ2PU5zOTRRaEd1c09zVwNueXRCCmDCFWnDYDtwrYFSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) featuring two student winners from last year and visit our main contest post to read all of [the rules and guidelines](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRipe4VP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNC8xNS9sZWFybmluZy9vdXItMTJ0aC1hbm51YWwtc3VtbWVyLXJlYWRpbmctY29udGVzdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTU1JmVtYz1lZGl0X2xuXzIwMjEwNjExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTMyNzYzJm5sPXRoZS1sZWFybmluZy1uZXR3b3JrJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD02MDQzMiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYMIVacNgO3CtgVIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA). Sincerely, The Learning Network P.S.: Our [June Vocabulary Challenge](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRipe4VP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wNi8wMS9sZWFybmluZy9qdW5lLXZvY2FidWxhcnktY2hhbGxlbmdlLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9NTUmZW1jPWVkaXRfbG5fMjAyMTA2MTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MzI3NjMmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTYwNDMyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpgwhVpw2A7cK2BUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) ends on June 15. ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS [Contests Summer Reading Contest Week 1: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week? To participate, submit your response here by June 18 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced on June 29. 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The contest runs from June 11-Aug. 19. 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