On March 12, the Hillandale Elementary Battle of the Books Team traveled to City of Medicine Academy to compete against other Durham Public Schools Elementary Schools. Against fierce competition, Hillandale took 4th place!
Coach Masinick and Assistant Coach Scheffer were thrilled with the team's performance as they correctly identified titles and authors more than 75% of the time! We are so proud of our Hurricanes and we have already started building our 2025-2026 team.
In North Carolina, Elementary Battle of the Books (EBOB) is a state wide reading challenge organized by the North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA), where teams compete in quiz-bowl style tournaments based on a curated list of books. Teams are made up of 4th and 5th graders who commit to reading the list of books on their own time and who practice weekly to memorize titles and authors, recall plot points, and develop team cooperation and collaboration.