The Stakes Were High At The 2018 Battle Of The Books

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Electronic devices had no place on March 12, 2018 when over 470 students on 62 teams from 16 local school districts competed in the 2018 Battle of the Books. The event, which was coordinated by the Washington-Saratoga-Warren-Hamilton- Essex BOCES School Library System took place at Skidmore College.

Students in grades 3-6 prepared for the Battle of the Books for many months by reading five fiction and five non-fiction books. The teams, which consisted of 10 or fewer students each, tested themselves on every kind of detail imaginable, from the plot to the dedication. During the competition, they had 20 seconds to answer a recall question, responding in the form of author and title. There were 28 questions per round.

Below is a list of the final results. Congratulations to all the competitors!

3rd Grade
1st Place - St. Mary's/St. Alphonsus
2nd Place - Johnsburg 
3rd Place - Schuylerville
4th Place - Queensbury Elementary School

4th Grade
1st Place - Lake George
2nd Place - Schuylerville
3rd Place - Queensbury Wm. H. Barton
4th Place - St. Mary's/St. Alphonsus

5th Grade
1st Place - St. Mary's/St. Alphonsus
2nd Place - Hudson Falls
3rd Place - Hartford, South Glens Falls/Ballard and Warrensburg (3-way tie)

6th Grade
1st Place - Johnsburg
2nd Place - Warrensburg
3rd Place - Lake George
4th Place - Hartford

 

Media coverage of the event:

The Saratogian

The Times Union

Look TV - see 05:12