JK Students Win 'Battle of the Books'

Mahwah's Joyce Kilmer School submitted the following release to Patch:

Congratulations to Joyce Kilmer’s 4th grade Project Challenge students.  They participated in a “Battle of the Books” on June 12 with students from Dumont and River Vale. 

Two of the Mahwah teams took home first and third place wins. 

First place winners were Jenna Franco, Anabelle Accetta, Matthew Sequeira and Benjamin Mitnick. The third place team was comprised of Chris Kourkoulakos, Jeddy Xie, Jessica Xing, and Elizabeth Spizzo. Second place went to students from one of the two Dumont teams. 

The “Battle of the Books” is a reading incentive program for students in grades 3-12. Students come together to answer trivia questions, demonstrating their abilities and testing their knowledge of the books they have read. 

The teams from all three schools participate in the gifted and talented programs at their respective schools. Each team had to read 15 titles, chosen by a committee of librarians, members of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL). 

The teams were coached by Robin Canetti, the Joyce Kilmer Media Specialist, and teachers Meryl Wolf from River Vale, and Keri Scheinbach of Dumont. 

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