The Racine Public Library, 75 Seventh St., honored the winners of its eighth annual "Battle of the Books" tournament at a special event on Thursday, April 24 in the library's Youth Services Dept. Three teams scored 108 points to tie for this year's championship: The Super Sonic Readers from John Paul II Academy with team members Andrew Cypcar, Sydney Kutsch, Joaquin Palmieri, and Marissa Sandkuhler; B.O.B.'s Angels from Jefferson Lighthouse with team members Allysson Becker, Brooke Friedman, Sarah Semrad, and Elizabeth Skantz; and B.O.B's Beauties from Jefferson Lighthouse with team members Brianna Groen, Brenna Osiecki, Sarah Pesch, and Rian Vickery. As the champions, all three teams were awarded trophies to display at their school.
The Battle of the Books is a literature contest for fourth an fifth grade students from the Racine area. 102 teams, representing 20 area public and private schools, participated in the Battle of the Books over a four-week period. Teams were composed of up to four students, with over 400 students participating. In preparing for the tournament, the participants were asked to read and become knowledgeable about the content of 40 books selected for the Battle by youth services librarians. Meets were held at the Racine Public Library with 4-5 teams competing at a time. In a public forum, team members were asked random questions about the books they read and accumulated points based on the number of right answers. The teams with the highest score among all participating teams are declared the champions. Five teams comprising the top five scores were placed in the "Winners' Circle" and invited to attend an awards ceremony.
Joining the 1st place teams in the Winners' Circle were T.O.C.K. from Racine Montessori School with team members Olivia Borglin, Katie Kudrna, Claudia Lasch, and Theo Leavell; and the Rad Rainbow Readers from Stephen Bull Fine Arts School with team members Michael Coey, Ben Gravunder, Chrissy Kujawa, and Samantha Smiley. Both teams scored 102 points in their battles and received commemorative medals.
For more information about Battle of the Books, contact the Racine Public Library at 262.636.9245.
The Battle of the Books is a literature contest for fourth an fifth grade students from the Racine area. 102 teams, representing 20 area public and private schools, participated in the Battle of the Books over a four-week period. Teams were composed of up to four students, with over 400 students participating. In preparing for the tournament, the participants were asked to read and become knowledgeable about the content of 40 books selected for the Battle by youth services librarians. Meets were held at the Racine Public Library with 4-5 teams competing at a time. In a public forum, team members were asked random questions about the books they read and accumulated points based on the number of right answers. The teams with the highest score among all participating teams are declared the champions. Five teams comprising the top five scores were placed in the "Winners' Circle" and invited to attend an awards ceremony.
Joining the 1st place teams in the Winners' Circle were T.O.C.K. from Racine Montessori School with team members Olivia Borglin, Katie Kudrna, Claudia Lasch, and Theo Leavell; and the Rad Rainbow Readers from Stephen Bull Fine Arts School with team members Michael Coey, Ben Gravunder, Chrissy Kujawa, and Samantha Smiley. Both teams scored 102 points in their battles and received commemorative medals.
For more information about Battle of the Books, contact the Racine Public Library at 262.636.9245.
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