Delphi wins Battle of the Books

Delphi team The Delphi team, Fab Elvis 5 X 2, defeated Carroll in the Battle of the Books competition Feb. 26. Members of the team are pictured above, l-r: Seated - Payton Windell, Jordan Hudelson. Standing - Grace Mears, Amanda Payne, Megan Veach, Kim Lambirth, Jimmy Reed, Abbey Mose, Grace Currie, Chloe Fivecoate. Photo provided

The fourth annual Battle of the Books began Feb. 12 with local competitions at Carroll and Delphi Community high schools.

The winning teams from those battles competed in the Bacon Bowl held at Carroll on Feb. 26. The Fab Elvis 5 X 2 team from Delphi defeated Carroll's The Legacy team with the score of 124-113.

The local and county contests consisted of 150 questions based on the ten books that each team read. These competitions involved about 270 students at the high school level.

Books for both sites were purchased from Gifted and Talented grants. Sponsors providing team shirts and prizes were Delphi and Flora Lions, Rotary and Psi Iota Xi, Delphi Tri Kappa, Flora-Monroe Public Library, Friends of Delphi Public Library, and Yoder's Stitching Line.

Carroll team The Legacy team won Carroll's local school competition for Battle of the Books and then went to battle with Delphi for the county title. Losing to Delphi this year was the first time the team had been defeated. Team members are pictured above, l-r: Front - Emma Packard, Shelby Spray, Jonathan Bush, Aaron Spesard, Samantha Pickens, Rachel Parker. Back - Blake Mills, Holly Peters, Susanna Taylor, Alexa Stout. Photo provided

The middle school competitions will begin March 11 and end with the county Bacon Bits Battle on March 17.