Team champions and runners up from elementary school-level battles took part in the annual Mexico CSD Grades 3-4 Battle of the Books, with dozens participating at all levels.
Each team read books ahead of the school-level competition, and answered 12 questions trying to identify which book and author is referenced.
The winner of this year’s district battle were the Future Knights from New Haven Elementary School, featuring students Lucas Lighthall, Layne Parkhurst and Victoria Reed. They will advance to take part in the regional battle against other local school districts.
In second were Mexico Elementary’s The Brainstormers, followed in third by Palermo Elementary’s The Book Adventurers. All teams and student participants are listed below.
Check out the other teams that advanced to the competition below, and view a gallery of photos from our district Battle via the MACS Facebook at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/MACSpride/posts/pfbid0Y5qgbmyWRMEGhuiDrvQbboKGsTwfQiQeX5wu563LXTDCNmdsV7HG4retjmwkwkkWl
Mexico Elementary
This year’s battle at Mexico Elementary in the gym featured seven teams, with The Brainstormers (Jacob C., Alexis G., Georg M., Claire S.) taking first place and Book Brains (Allison E., Celia R., Hunter S.) second to advance to the district battle.
Palermo Elementary
Palermo Elementary School’s Battle of the Books had six teams participate onstage in the auditorium. The Book Adventurers (Avery G., Brynn L., Makenna M.) won the competition, followed by The Sleepover Sisters (Ryleigh H., Brooke L., Avrie S.), and both advanced to the district battle.
New Haven Elementary
The school-level battle for New Haven took place in the cafeteria with four teams participating. The combined team of Reader in Me/Two Tigers (Alison B., Gabriella B., Isabella C.) won that competition, followed in second by Future Knights to advance to the district round.
Battle of the Books team The Future Knights, which went on to win the competition, responds to a question during the MACS Grades 3-4 district Battle of the Books.
