3 2 ▁children ▁each . ▁ ▁Events ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁events ▁at ▁A J LA . ▁One ▁of ▁those ▁events ▁is ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁Fair , ▁which ▁is ▁organized ▁to ▁help ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁six , ▁seven , ▁and ▁eight ▁prepare ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁high ▁school . ▁Another ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁is ▁The ▁Science ▁Fair . ▁The ▁Science ▁Fair ▁is ▁for ▁students ▁in ▁gr ades ▁six , ▁seven , ▁and ▁eight . ▁Every ▁year ▁selected ▁students ▁particip ate ▁in ▁The ▁Science ▁Fair . ▁W inners ▁at ▁The ▁Science ▁Fair ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁nine ▁science ▁fair . ▁The ▁last ▁event ▁is ▁History ▁Fair . ▁This ▁fair ▁is ▁similar ▁to ▁Science ▁Fair , ▁but ▁only ▁includes ▁e ighth ▁grad ers . ▁ ▁After - Sch ool ▁Activ ities ▁ ▁Many ▁activities ▁are ▁offered ▁at ▁A J LA ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁after - school ▁program . ▁A ▁major ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁after - school ▁program ▁is ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Books . ▁Many ▁Chicago ▁Public ▁School s ▁particip ate ▁in ▁this ▁as ▁well . ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Books ▁is ▁a ▁reading ▁in cent ive ▁program ▁for ▁students ▁in ▁ 5 th ▁th ru ▁ 8 th ▁gr ades . ▁Stud ents ▁read ▁books ▁and ▁come ▁together ▁usually ▁in ▁groups ▁to ▁demonstrate ▁their ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁to ▁test ▁their ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁books ▁they ▁have ▁read . ▁Other ▁activities ▁in ▁the ▁after - school ▁program ▁includes ▁studies ▁in ▁science , ▁music , ▁technology , ▁board ▁games , ▁and ▁art . ▁ ▁Sports ▁Teams