Battle Of The Books Held By District 205 Schools

ELMHURST, IL — Several years ago, Elmhurst District 205’s Battle of the Books was a two-school activity with Fischer and Edison. The district said over time, Edison librarian Mary Greska and third grade teacher Don Williams, along with Fischer librarian Donna Dewar, continued to reach out to their fellow elementary schools to bring the Battle of the Books to each school. This spring, all eight Elmhurst elementary schools participated on April 24 at Field School.

According to a release, the teaching staffs have held battles within their own schools for the last few months between groups of 4th and 5th graders who have read specific books. Points are awarded to teams for correct answers to questions from each book. The team with the highest number of points from each school is chosen to represent their school in the District 205 Crosstown Battle of the Books.

2017 top four rankings are:

• 1st – Field Elementary
• 2nd – Jefferson Elementary
• 3rd – Edison Elementary
• 4th – Hawthorne Elementary

The following students participated on the respective teams:

• For Edison: Jack Davies, Hector Montesdeoca, Cole Rasmussen, Marty Ryan, Joaquin Thomas and Joshua Wilson.
• For Emerson - Rayyan Anwar, Owen Fask, Sophia Fidanza, Chloe Hoang, Evie Morton, Skyler Richter and Evan Sun.
• For Field - Colin McCarty, Austin Shearer, Jimmy Poulson, Claire Vincent, Fernando Valdes-Nicholson and Brenna Foley.
• For Fischer - Alyssa Caruso, Chloe Cummins, Lily Galarza, Clare Sullivan and Anabela Vasquez.
• For Hawthorne - Sophia Brown, Charlotte Damewood, Noley Hanna, Alicia McLeod, Isabella Morfin and Katie O'Connor.
• For Jackson - Charlie Castillo, Sydney Dickinson, Veera Dwivedi, Jack Mackay, Kayla Mikos, Mallory Wahr.
• For Jefferson - Avi Shah, Katie Leiman, Joe Doherty, Mimi Baxa, Brooklyn Stilson, Taryn Stilson.
• For Lincoln - Elizabeth Winkiel, Jessie Trapp, Ava Hansmann, Mia Czernicki and Samantha Voirol.

Photos provided by District 205.