Congrats to our Battle of the Books teams
Congratulations to our two Battle of the Books (BOB) teams that competed in at the eleventh annual competition on October 25 at the Ossining Middle School. Battle of the Books is an all-day book-based trivia tournament for Westchester Youth. The competition format is similar to Jeopardy and questions are based on the 5 books for each age bracket. Both Pelham teams held team practices starting in the summer through the start of the school year. We are so proud of their dedication and how far they have come. The younger team — the Pelham Shelf Slayers — was coached by Librarian Erin Maloney and the older team — The Forbidden Chapters –was led by Librarian Kathy Palovick.
The Pelham Shelf Slayers pictured above from left to right: Ashley Reed, Melanie Yuan, Naomi Smyser, Violet Riegel, Lena Konieczna, Arthur Shah
Not pictured: Jonah Torres, Brian Thomas, and coach Erin Maloney (who was taking the picture!)
The Pelham Shelf Slayers finished the competition with a total of 72 points earned, and placed 5th in their division. They won two games and tied one!
The Forbidden Chapter team pictured above from top left to bottom right: Henry Yaeger, coach Kathy Palovick, Ripley Simon, Luke Brown, Dylan Reed, Hannah Gallo, Rosie Riegel, Ning Xiong, Feven Bulcha, and Charlotte Kirby
The Forbidden Chapter finished the competition with a total of 53 points earned, and won one round!
Quotes from those involved in Pelham’s Battle of the Books teams:
“Arthur had a lot of fun reading and practicing, and we are so delighted that such a program exists in our town!” – Shivang Shah (parent)
“It was so great to see all our hard work at practice pay off at the competition! We had a lot of really close games and even won a few rounds, but more than anything it is always fun to watch all these kids who love to read bonding over their shared love of books.” – Erin Maloney (Coach)
“It’s a great opportunity for kids in Pelham to come together and share their love of reading ” – Kathy Palovick (coach)
