Horace Mann Team Check 'Em Out: Joseph Naumann, Harper Bradley, Finley Zuithoff, McKenna Ryan, Kenlee Crosser, and Makayla Dowd
This year, Ottumwa's annual fifth grade Book Bowl had to make some adjustments due to Covid guidelines. On April 1, the district held a virtual round where eight teams representing every elementary school met via Zoom and participated in a written, timed test. This test was used to determine master quizzers and narrow the teams down to the top two scoring teams. On Tuesday, April 20 at 4 p.m., teams from Horace Mann and James will compete for the championship in the Ottumwa High School auditorium.
Master quizzers, earning 20 points in a round, from each school were: Maya Ferguson, Maya Parenza, Kate Manary, Jordin Mayson, Isaac Johnson, and Maya Joshi, Eisenhower; Joey Naumann, Harper Bradley, Finley Zuithoff, McKenna Ryan, Kenlee Crosser, and Makayla Dowd, Horace Mann; and Oscar Garcia, Abrielle Wiley, Kati Paton, Josie Salazar, and Desmond Abongwa, James. Also Kaiden Cain, Veronica Blaine, Madalynn Sertterh, and Leah Zigler, Liberty; and Nattely Andrade Mendoza, Wilson.
District media specialists created this quiz-type competition for fifth grade students in 2001 to promote reading. Schools select teams of up to six students to represent their school. Students read and study nine books with a school sponsor. During competition, students use the titles of each book to answer questions.
The championship round will also be live-streamed using the following link: https://www.youtube.com/c/OttumwaSchools.
James Geniuses team: Oscar Garcia, Abrielle Wiley, Kati Paton, Josie Salazar, Guadalupe Yanes and Desmond Abongwa