A Cascade County Sheriff's Office deputy proved that reading really does pay off when he lifted 405 pounds at Simms High School after students completed a few weeks long reading challenge.

Community Resource Deputy Andre Lugo attempted the impressive lift based on the total number of pages students read during their 28-minute daily reading sessions. The more pages the students read, the heavier the weight Lugo would attempt to lift. Deputy lifts 405 pounds after students complete reading challenge

"Yeah, working my way up. Each grade had its own, amount of pages that they read and which led to a certain amount of weight. And so just working my way up to the heaviest one in the sixth grade took it all," Lugo said.

Sara Davidson, a grade 6-12 music teacher at Simms High School, explained

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