Virtual Battle of the Books Information
What is it? A voluntary reading competition for Howard County 5th grade students
Teams include:
- Five members from the same school
- One adult coach
Teams read 11 pre-determined books and compete in April 2021
Important dates for the 2021 event
- October 23: Registration opens at 10 am and remains open until capacity is reached or November 6 at 11:59 pm, whichever comes first.
- November 17, November 19, November 21 : Curbside pick up of books at HCLS Miller Branch
- Virtual meeting will be released on the 16th and remain available through the 21st
- Choose to attend or view on one of the three days
- Coaches pick up their team’s set of books after attending or viewing this meeting
- Mandatory for ALL coaches this year
- PDFs of agenda and presentation will be provided
- February 8, 2021: Permission forms due and last day to change team info
- March 23, 24, or 25, 2021: Mandatory virtual logistics meetings at 7 pm via Zoom
- Friday, April 16, 2021: Virtual Battle of the Books event
For more information see the HCLS Battle of the Books webpage.