Battle of the Books (1)

Elementary Students Participate in Battle of the Books
Posted on 04/22/2022
Battle of the BooksThe Fifth Annual Battle of the Books took place on Thursday, April 14.

Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for grades 4-6 in which teams are encouraged to read all 12 Missouri Mark Twain award nominees and then participate in the battle to see which team knows the most about the books.

All of the questions in the competition began with the words “In which book” and the correct answer always was the title.

There were five rounds consisting of 10 questions in each round.

Students in grades 4-6 from all seven elementary buildings in the School District of Washington participated.

A total of 28 teams and over 130 students participated.

“We are so proud of all the teams who participated,” said Michelle Prewitt, Library Media Specialist at South Point Elementary and Augusta Elementary. “They have been reading and working hard since September.”

The first-place team was [Insert Name] - Elijah Mathes, Mark Yurkens, Lilly Gargrave and John Hartung from Augusta Elementary.

The second-place team was The Mocking Jays - Evangeline Bautista and Jade Kresse from Labadie Elementary.

The third-place team was The Outstanding Owls - Karoline Norwood, Danielle Reese, Madilyn Jacquin and Grace Owenby from Marthasville Elementary.

There was tie for second place, resulting in a tie-breaker question. The Mocking Jays from Labadie won the tie-breaker, which meant The Outstanding Owls took third.

The first-place team won the Battle with a perfect score. No school has ever done that before.

The best decorated table was The Bookworms from Clearview Elementary.

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