Pick Up Your Pencils: Week 1 Rankings

Giant pencils, alliterative shouting matches, snarky bingo — it's been an exciting first full week for the Literary Heptathlon.

Thanks to the amazing fundraising of our Heptathletes, we've already raised more than $5,800 — that's more than 32% towards our $18,000 goal! That's a whole lot of pencils and paper, folks.

A hearty high five— and 100 points! — to everyone who came out to celebrate the kickoff at the 826 Boston center last Wednesday. Pencils were thrown, ping-pong played, and songs sung. A big thanks to our sponsors Artifact Cider, La Rana Rossa Pizzeria, Ula Cafe, Roxy Grilled Cheese, Sam Adams and City Feed & Supply for their donations of food, drink and prizes.

Don't miss out on our next LH game, Literary Jeopardy trivia night, Thursday March 24th, 7pm at Porter Square Books. Register yourself and tell your smarty-pants friends! Free for all Heptathletes, $10 for everyone else. Earn 200 points by attending, with a chance to win up to 500 points if you win! Plus, more gift cards from Flour Bakery, tickets to the Brattle Theatre, and more! RSVP today!

Can't wait to earn more points? Apart from fundraising, you can earn points by adding to the story at Writesomething.org! What will Herald, the abominable — and adorable — snowkitten do next? Write your part and watch the points roll in. Plus, watch the Writesomething facebook page for weekly writing competitions. Learn more about how to earn points with Writesomething here.

Below you'll find the current individual and team rankings for all Heptathletes.

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS

Last Name	First Name	Point Total (3/11)
Navarro	Emily	10450
Jacobson	JoJo	10110
Leschuk	Jenna	7500
lambert	ryan	7250
Perlmutter	Ruby	3651
Sama	Karen	3110
Javier	Jennifer	2950
Sadoff	Johnny	2150
Johnson	Daniel	2100
Gonzalez	Edwin	2082.6
Wright	Max	1300
Halloran	Lauren	1100
Collins	Christopher	1200
Hill	Nakia	1000
Abreu	Joana	200
Biberger	Emily	300
Lafortune	Christopher	300
Schowalter	Rachel	300
Vidal-White	Fiona	350
Cass	Rachel	100
Clairmont	Lauren	100

TEAM RANKINGS

Team	Money Raised	Point Total (3/11)
Bigfoot Behemoths	1,145	11650
IJK	1136	11560
Maddy & JoJo	1011	10110
Buck & Sky Win Trivia	350.1	3701
BIGFUNDING	300	3000
Revenge of the Nerds	295	2950
Bigfoot Kahunas	200	2100
Team 3 Tentative Title	198.26	2082.6
Boston Chile Donut Grenades	180	2250
Books in Progress	110	1100

Tune in next week for another update on individual and team rankings.

Want to join in on the literary love? Become a Heptathlete today, or make a general donation to support the cause.