Battle of the Books Champions
Top Row (Left to Right): Gannon Ross, Harrison Crist, Violet Fichtl, Blake Berntsen
Bottom Row (Left to Right): Coach Brett Sardou, Kason Hillard, Graham Crist, Corbin Bullard, Kierstyn Wiesner, Brodie Swanson, Shawn Johnson
The Clearwater Intermediate Middle School 6th grade Battle of the Books team won their League Championship Tournament on Wednesday, March 4 in Andale. The team went 9-0 in the round robin format and finished the season with a 16-0 record. This is the second consecutive year that the 6th grade team from CIMS has gone undefeated. Battle of the Books is coached by 6th grade English Language Arts teacher Brett Sardou.
Battle of the Books is an academic competition designed to promote literacy and teamwork by challenging students to demonstrate their reading comprehension through a fast-paced, "quiz bowl" style tournament. Teams of 6th-grade students spend months collectively reading a pre-selected list of 12 novels, ranging from award-winning contemporary fiction to timeless classics. During the live "battles," a moderator asks specific questions beginning with "In which book...", and students must quickly identify the correct title and author to earn points.
February 4 @ Harper
Clearwater 87 – Anthony 56
Clearwater 105 – Harper 61
February 11 @ Clearwater
Clearwater 114 – Garden Plain 62
Clearwater 93 – Kingman 60
Clearwater 94 – Cheney 59
February 18 @ Kingman
Clearwater 113 – Kingman 69
Clearwater 133 – St.Marks 38
March 4 @ Andale (League Tournament)
Clearwater 46 – Garden Plain 31
Clearwater 56 – Colwich 18
Clearwater 71 – Kingman 17
Clearwater 60 – Andale 23
Clearwater 58 – Anthony 21
Clearwater 70 – St.Marks 8
Clearwater 48 – Norwich 37
Clearwater 63 – Harper 14
Clearwater 55 – Cheney 25