Update posted April 11:
Wellwood Middle School’s Battle of the Books team, “Process of Elimination,” was named the CNY SuperRegional Battle of the Books champions at the grade 7/8 level. The team competed in the final battle of the competition on April 10.
The team, which includes student members Jim O’Brien, Mary O’Brien, Isaac Jung and Dominic Yonge, won this year’s building, district, regional, and super-regional battles.
Update posted April 8:
Eagle Hill Middle School’s grade 5/6 Battle of the Books team, “Book Cats” has
won the CNY Battle of the Books! The Super Regional Battle, which was the final competition, took place on Tuesday, April 8.
The “Book Cats” were up against five other teams: Syracuse City School District, West Genesee, Spencerport, Hilton, and Sackets Harbor. The competition was live-streamed so that classrooms and families could tune in and follow along.
Team members Maisie Johnson, Justine Kuchera, Ella McKee, and Betsy Sympson read 8 books to prepare for the Battle of the Books. During the competition, teams are asked specific questions or shown a quote, and they have to identify which book of the 8 they read it pertains to.
Update posted April 3:
Eagle Hill Middle School’s grade 5/6 Battle of the Books team, “Book Cats,” tied for second place in the CNY Battle of the Books regional competition held on March 25.
“Book Cats” team members Maisie Johnson, Justine Kuchera, Ella McKee, and Betsy Sympson will now advance to the SuperRegional competition on April 8.
Update posted March 28:
Wellwood Middle School’s grade 7/8 Battle of the Books team, “Process of Elimination,” took first place in the CNY Battle of the Books regional competition held on March 27.
“Process of Elimination” team members Jim O’Brien, Mary O’Brien, Isaac Jung, Dominic Yonge competed against 13 other teams from across Central New York.
They will now advance to the SuperRegional competition on April 10.
Original story posted March 21:
Two F-M middle school teams triumph in ‘Battle of the Books’ and advance to regionals
Students at Eagle Hill and Wellwood middle schools recently battled it out at the Fayetteville-Manlius School District’s annual Battle of the Books tournament.
Battle of the Books is a regional competition in which students work in teams to read and study a set of eight novels over the course of the school year. Teams then compete in trivia “battles,” answering Jeopardy-like questions to demonstrate their knowledge of the books read.
The competition, organized by OCM Boces School Library Systems, invites students from across Central New York to compete in building and district level tournaments. The top performers at the grade 5/6 level and grade 7/8 level then move on to regional and super regional competitions.
This year, more than 100 F-M middle school students participated. Eagle Hill’s team “Book Cats” won the 5/6 district battle for the second year in a row and will advance to the regional competition on March 25. Wellwood’s team “Process of Elimination” won the 7/8 district battle and will advance to the regional competition on March 27.
The program was designed to improve reading comprehension, promote academic achievement and teamwork, and nurture students’ love of reading.