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BOLIVAR, Mo. 鈥� 欧美视频鈥檚 Department of Education recently hosted its first 欧美视频 Literature Bowl for fourth- through sixth-grade readers in the Goodson Student Union and Gott Education Building on the Bolivar campus.

Schools and/or districts which participated in the inaugural event included: Bolivar Area Homeschool, Bolivar Intermediate School, Dallas County R-I, Polk County Christian School, Marion C. Early R-V, Weaubleau R-III and Wheatland R-II.

Bolivar Area Homeschool finished first with 90 points, followed by Polk County Christian School in second place with 75 points, and Bolivar Intermediate School, third, with 57 points.

Once hosted by a local reading association, 厂叠鲍鈥檚 Department of Education decided to keep the event going after the association disbanded.

鈥淭his was one event that I wanted to see continue, since I felt it truly encouraged students to love reading,鈥� said Dr. Colleen Shuler, instructor of education at 欧美视频. 鈥淲hen I approached my colleagues, they willingly jumped on board with full support.鈥�

In preparation for the event, each team/student read 10 selected books: 鈥淟ittle Town on the Prairie鈥� by Laura Ingalls Wilder; 鈥淛ason鈥檚 Gold鈥� by Will Hobbs; 鈥淢y Friend the Enemy鈥� by J.B. Cheaney; 鈥淔rindle鈥� by Andrew Clements; 鈥淗ow to Eat Fried Worms鈥� by Thomas Rockwell; 鈥淓lla Enchanted鈥� by Gail Carson Levine; 鈥淪tory Thieves鈥� by James Riley; 鈥淭he War with Grandpa鈥� by Robert Kimmel Smith; 鈥淢asterminds鈥� by Gordon Korman; and 鈥淭he Borrowers鈥� by Mary Norton.

Each team consisted of a maximum of 12 students per team, or a minimum of four. Only six students could participate at a time per round, with no more than three sixth-graders per team, per round.

Teams participated in four rounds of competition with one bye round. During each round, six members of each team answered individual toss-up questions, plus group bonus questions. Each round, which lasted 20 minutes or until all 20 toss-up questions had been asked, included questions from each of the 10 books. During the bye round, all participants were given the opportunity to choose a free book (donated by the education department), suggest books for next year鈥檚 competition, and received a light snack.

厂叠鲍鈥檚 Dr. Julie Bryant (professor), Dr. Jennifer Fox (assistant professor), Dr. Tamara Samek (assistant professor) and Shuler, who prepared and organized the event, were assisted by several education students and Joy Brown, secretary of the department. They plan to host the event again in 2020 with 10 new books.

鈥淲e hope that next year we will have even more local schools participating,鈥� Bryant said. 鈥淚t was truly an incredible day, and you don鈥檛 have to take our word for it. One student, not even on a winning team, was overheard proclaiming, 鈥楾his was the best day ever.鈥欌��

For more information about 厂叠鲍鈥檚 Department of Education or the 欧美视频 Literature Bowl, call (417) 328-1717.

*Published: 5-6-19