New Hampshire pizza place offers students free slices for good grades

The only thing that tastes better than pizza is free pizza.

A community-minded pizza shop owner in Greenville, New Hampshire is motivating high school students to reach for the A-list by offering up free grub.

According to a photo posted on this Reddit discussion, the 28-year-old owner of Greenville House of Pizza will give a free slice of its signature pie to students who bring him evidence of an A on their report card.

The deal is even sweeter for keeners, as a report card full of straight As earns an entire large pizza on the house, plus a 2-litre soda.

To get these stellar grades, students are encouraged to turn the pizza place into an after-school study hall, where pizza slices will set them back a mere 35 cents, and assignments completed to the restaurant owner's satisfaction earn a free root beer float. Sounds like a much better environment than the library, if you ask us!

Life-long learners are encouraged to join the fun, too, as community members of any age who can recite Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address from memory will get their own free large pizza.

Academic incentive matched with pizza is not a new endeavour, though. Pizza Hut launched its successful long-running Book It! program back in 1985, which rewards young students who meet their six-month reading goals with a free personal pan pizza.

The program was inspired by a former company president whose son struggled with literacy. To encourage his son to keep reading, the former president rewarded his progress by taking him to Pizza Hut.

What unique programs do businesses in your community offer to local youth? Tell us in the comments below!