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Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books History
National Battle of the Books Competition...
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Number of Schools in the Preliminary Competition: 45
Number of Teams in the Preliminary Competition: 85
National Competition teams (Buff):
New Mexico SD
Texas SD
Oklahoma SD
Wisconsin SD
CSD Fremont
CSD Riverside
Florida SDB
Western Pennsylvania SD
National Competition teams (Blue):
Phoenix Day SD
Maryland SD
Rhode Island SD
National Competition teams (Green):
Smithfield Middle School
Venado Middle School
Buff National Championship match:
CSD Fremont defeated Wisconsin SD
Buff Sportsmanship Award:
Buff Most Outstanding Player:
Courtney Bronson, 8th grade, CSD Fremont
Buff All Stars:
Tyler Cardoso, 8th grade, CSD Fremont
Enrico Miller, 8th grade, CSD Riverside
Geoffrey Porter, 6th grade, Florida SDB
Bruce Brewer Jr., 7th grade, New Mexico SD
Shealee Junger, 7th grade, Oklahoma SD
Zara Ann Thompson, 8th grade, Texas SD
Katie McClyman, 8th grade, Wisconsin SD
Olivia Larson, 8th grade, Western Pennsylvania SD
Blue National Championship match:
New Mexico SD defeated Phoenix Day SD
Blue Sportsmanship Award:
Blue Most Outstanding Player:
Dustin Hand, 7th grade, New Mexico SD
Blue All Stars:
Estelina Kovacs, 8th grade, Maryland SD
Adrien Ercolino, 5th grade, New Mexico SD
Coffey King, 6th grade, Phoenix Day SD
Ellie Lister, 8th grade, Rhode Island SD
Green National Championship match:
Maryland SD defeated Phoenix Day SD
Green Sportsmanship Award:
Green Most Outstanding Player:
Alina Williamson, 7th grade, Maryland SD
Green All Stars:
Ariella Perepelkin, 7th grade, Maryland SD
Mattea King, 5th grade, Phoenix Day SD
Amy Nguyen, 8th grade, Smithfield Middle School
Galileah Ortiz, 8th grade, Venado Middle School
Gallaudet's Battle of the Books was established in 2012. Its roots can be traced to the Battle of the Books competition amongst several deaf schools across the nation. The original contest in 2007 had four participating schools: California School for the Deaf, Fremont led by...
Resource Type: History