Battle 5 was the highest scoring Battle this season! The competing teams all brought their A-game making Battle 5 a “neck-and-neck” round where every point mattered. The winner of the battle season has taken the title by only 1 point! All five teams did a tremendous job and should be exceptionally proud of their efforts. Without further ado, the official battle scores of the season are:
| Team | Battle 1 | Battle 2 | Battle 3 | Battle 4 | Battle 5 | Final Score |
| Union Ridge | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 37 | 165 |
| Giles | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 39 | 164 |
| Pennoyer | 26 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 36 | 161 |
| Leigh | 21 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 34 | 139 |
| St. Eugene | 19 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 132 |
Please note that the Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at 4pm here at Eisenhower Library. Participants are invited to pick up their premade books a bit before 4pm. Additional books will be available to purchase at that time. The guest speaker, Emi Watanabe Cohen, will sign purchased books OR the Battle of the Books Certificate of Participation that all battle participants will receive before Cohen’s presentation.
We look forward to celebrating all the teams’ accomplishments in two weeks!
