By Angela Howard
Third, fourth and fifth grade students from every elementary campus in Frenship ISD gathered to compete in the 2019 District Battle of the Books at the Casey Administration Building.
Students were required to read 10 different books. In the competition, a fact was given, and students had to tell which book that fact came from. Students were allowed to discuss with their teammates for 30 seconds before giving their response.
Each campus held a Campus Battle of the Books competition in February. The winning team from each grade level on each elementary campus was selected to participate in the District Battle of the Books.
At the District competition, teams were randomly selected to compete with each other. The teams advanced through a double elimination bracket system, and the team with the most points moved on until there was ultimately one winner in each grade level.
3rd grade – Oak Ridge Pawsome:
Brynli Garcia
Jennifer Foley
Wes Allen
Laney Lester
Logan Uziel
Alana Baxter
Brooklyn Cox
Mabel Roller
Cynthia Runkles
Jordan Runkles
Tate Clark
Cooper Ellsworth
Sarah McQuillen
Melissa Pilhorn
Emma Osborn
The books included:
Ghosts by Raina Telgemier
Soar by Joan Bauer
Fish in a Tree by Linda Mullaly Hunt
Upside Down Magic by Sarah Mlynowski
The Year of Billy by Miller Kevin Henkes
Skunked by Jacquiline Kelly
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanna Lai
Story Thieves by James Riley
Pugs of the Frozen North by Philip Reeve
Finn Family Moomintroll by Tove Jansson
Congratulations to our winners and to everyone who competed!