Three Lane County regional champs will battle at state level
Nearly 300 third, fourth and fifth grade students from 58 schools across Lane County gathered at North Eugene High School on Saturday, March 12, for the 2016 Elementary Level Regional Tournament of the Oregon Battle of the Books. At the end of the day, three teams walked away with the right to compete at the state tournament in April.
The regional competitors had read and practiced for months. They’d competed with their peers to represent their schools. Then they gathered at the regional tournament to battle other schools in head-to-head book knowledge competitions. They answered difficult, detailed questions about 16 books, showed off how much they’d learned and how much hard work they’d done to prepare.
The three teams that came out on top in Lane County (OBOB Region 3 North) will go on to compete in the state tournament on April 9 in Salem, where they will battle the top teams from other regions of Oregon.
The Edgewood Ravens from Edgewood Elementary School in Eugene School District 4J took top honors. Edgewood is the defending state champ—last year’s Edgewood team, some of whom are continuing on this year’s team, won the state tournament in 2015, taking top place among all the teams from every Oregon elementary school that participated in Oregon Battle of the Books in 2014–15.
The Rampaging Readers from St. Paul Parish School, a private school in Eugene, placed second.
B Cubed from Ridgeview Elementary School in Springfield Public Schools placed third, edging out the runner-up team from Yujin Gakuen Japanese Immersion School in 4J.
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First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
| “Edgewood Ravens” Edgewood Elementary Eugene School District 4J |
“Rampaging Readers” St. Paul Parish School Private School |
“B Cubed” Ridgeview Elementary Springfield School District |
About OBOB: The Oregon Battle of the Books, OBOB, is a statewide voluntary reading motivation and comprehension program designed to expose students in grades 3–12, regardless of ability, to quality literature representing a variety of literary styles and viewpoints. The mission is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, promote academic excellence, and to promote cooperative learning and teamwork among students. OBOB is sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries. Each OBOB team is composed of four or five members. Teams field four competitors in battles.
