
Lake
Ridge
Middle
School
brought
home
the
championship
trophy
after
winning
this
year's
Piedmont
Regional
Battle
of
the
Books
Tournament.
Eleven
middle
schools
from
Prince
William
County
Public
Schools
were
among
the
30
schools
in
the
region
who
participated
in
the
literary
comprehension
event
held
at
Gainesville
Middle
School.
Lake
Ridge
Middle
sent
14
students
(two
teams
of
seven)
and
Team
Awesome
Charts
claimed
top
place,
earning
over
1000
points.
The
teams
are
coached
by
librarians
Dawn
Farrell
and
Kathleen
O'Connor,
and
Library
Media
Assistant
Johana
Prado.
To
prepare,
students
spend
the
year
reading,
studying,
and
re-reading
20
books
selected
by
the
Battle
of
the
Books
committee.
The
books
are
representative
of
different
genres
including
non-fiction,
mystery,
and
historical
fiction.
At
the
competition,
a
panel
of
judge
asked
student
teams
questions
referencing
content
from
the
20
books.
The
Battle
of
the
Books
tournament
consists
of
three
categories:
multiple
choice,
round-robin
battles,
and
a
quote
Identification
round.
Battle
of
the
Books
is
a
national
program
whose
mission
is
to
expose
students
to
excellent
literature,
foster
a
love
of
independent
reading,
and
provide
a
competitive
alternative
to
athletics.
Teams
from
the
following
PWCS
middle
schools
also
participated
in
the
tournament:
Benton,
Gainesville,
Hampton,
Parkside,
Pennington
Traditional,
Porter
Traditional,
Reagan,
Saunders,
The
Nokesville
School,
and
Woodbridge.
Congratulations!
You
make
us
#PWCSProud.