Some students with School District 57 (SD57) will be competing against each other in the Red Cedar District Battle of the Books.
Roughly 90 Students from around 15 schools are put in teams of 3 in a “reach for the top” competition format, answering different questions from 12 nominated Red Cedar Books.
Teacher Librarian at Vanway Elementary, Tina Cousins says the format is from a gameshow in the 70’s.
“The Teacher Librarians have made questions and they all kind of follow the same format, and so the answer cards are all the book titles, so then the students would hold up the title of that book.”
Cousins says students have been reading the books all year to prepare for the questions that will be asked.
The books are comprised of Canadian authors, with the students able to choose their favourite author and book, with the winner receiving the Red Cedar Book Award.
The game is organized by SD57 Teacher Librarians, retired Teacher Librarians, and other Educators, and has been developed over 25 years.
Cousins said they include areas such as Valemount, and McBride, with a group joining from Mackenzie.
The competition will be Wednesday at Ecole Lac Des Bois Gymnasium from 9am to 12pm.
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