One of the recent achievements has been winning the Clinton County championship in Battle of the Books. The four schools in the county participate: Clinton Central, Frankfort, Rossville, and Clinton Prairie. The students form groups/teams to read the books on the annual list. The titles range through a variety of interests, styles, and difficulty. A "Teacher Team" also participates.
In late February or early March the school competitions occur. Last year I was invited to participate as a proctor during the competition. My role was to monitor the pizza table and distribute drinks, plus watch the assigned team to ensure that they worked together, didn't cheat, and were honest in their scorekeeping abilities. Since the competition was on a Wednesday night, I had other plans, like teaching a class! Megan said I was missed though; several teachers and some of the students asked if her mom were coming to help again.
This year the same team that had emerged as the victors once again took the crown. One of the team members had been part of the winning team for three consecutive years. She was pumped for the county competition.
After a postponement due to heavy snow, the county competition date finally arrived, and Megan was excited because not only was she the hostess of the event, but she thought the CP team had an excellent chance of winning the competition for the first time.
Sure enough, a phone call came at 10:00 p.m. while we were in Myrtle Beach. Finally, after coming so close in the past years' competitions, the Clinton Prairie team came out as the #1 Battle of the Books team! Bragging rights for the entire year! Plus the girl who had been on the team for three years was graduating victorious!
What a great way to encourage students to read! How fun it is to also battle against a faculty team, which shows that adults do read books too!
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