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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: 54
Number of Teams in the Preliminary Competition: 94
Website:
2019 BOTB Nationals
National Competition teams (Buff):
CSD Fremont Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (DC) Marie Philip School (MA) Nebraska North Metro Deaf School (MN) Rocky Mountain Deaf School (CO) Texas School for the Deaf Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
National Competition teams (Blue):
CSD Riverside Indiana SD Kendall Demonstration Elementary School (DC) Metro Deaf School (MN) Phoenix Day School for the Deaf (AZ) Rochester SD (NY) Venado Middle School (CA) Wisconsin SD
Buff National Championship match:
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School defeated Marie Philip School
Buff Sportsmanship Award:
Kendall Demonstration Elementary School
Buff Most Outstanding Player:
Savannah Brown, 7th, Kendall Demonstration Elementary School
Buff All Stars:
Zaid Akhrass, 8th, Western Pennsylvania SD Jayden Diaz, 8th, Texas SD Dashiel Ferguson, 7th, Rocky Mountain Deaf School Hiruni Hewapathiranage-Mayadunne, 7th, Kendall Evelyn Richart, 6th, Nebraska North Delaney Ringer, 7th, Marie Philip School Chang-May Tan, 8th, CSD Fremont Mujahid Zafar, 8th, Metro Deaf School
Blue National Championship match:
Venado Middle School defeated Rochester SD
Blue Sportsmanship Award:
Indiana SD
Blue Most Outstanding Player:
Jocelyn Soria, 8th, Venado Middle School
Blue All Stars:
Abbie Barrett, 6th, CSD Riverside Johnathan Buchanan, 8th, Metro Deaf School Ducati Camacho, 7th, Phoenix Day SD Cody Campbell, 8th, Rochester SD Brayden Hodges, 8th, Wisconsin SD Pax Holcomb, 6th grade, Kendall Demonstration ES Levi Wood, 7th, Indiana SD Leah Ortiz, 8th grade, Venado MS
Green National Champions:
Venado Middle School
Green Most Outstanding Reader:
Joshua McGowan, 7th grade, Venado MS
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