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Brookman Elementary glows with achievement — PHOTOS

Nixie Whaley, left, and Leandra Tolliver, look down at some of the 20,000 glow sticks strung together and laid out on the playground during a world-record attempt at Brookman Elementary School Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. The glow sticks represent each book the students read and tested on, with an 80 percent comprehension or better from September 2015 to January 2016. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal

People look down at some of the 20,000 glow sticks strung together and laid out on the playground during a world-record attempt at Brookman Elementary School Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. The glow sticks represent each book the students read and tested on, with an 80 percent comprehension or better from September 2015 to January 2016. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal

A woman takes a picture during a world-record attempt at Brookman Elementary School Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. The glow sticks represent each book the students read and tested on, with an 80 percent comprehension or better from September 2015 to January 2016. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Students wave to a hovering news helicopter as they stand near the 20,000 glow sticks strung together and laid out on the playground during a world-record attempt at Brookman Elementary School Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. The glow sticks represent each book the students read and tested on, with an 80 percent comprehension or better from September 2015 to January 2016. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Some of the 20,000 glow sticks are seen strung together and laid out on the playground during a world-record attempt at Brookman Elementary School Friday, Jan. 15, 2016, in Las Vegas. The glow sticks represent each book the students read and tested on, with an 80 percent comprehension or better from September 2015 to January 2016. David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal

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January 15, 2016 - 10:48 pm

On Friday, 20,000 glow sticks were strung together and laid out on the playground during a world-record attempt at Brookman Elementary School in Las Vegas. The glow sticks represent each book the students read and tested on, with an 80 percent comprehension or better from September 2015 to January 2016. The event featured comedic magician Alana London.

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