black background and picture of NJMS battle of the books team with their 2nd place medals

Congratulations to our Battle of the Books team on their second place finish at the district’s Battle of the Books competition on Friday. 

The competition was exciting and close requiring a tiebreaker round at the end! We are so proud of our students! The returning eighth grade students have done an outstanding job for three consecutive years and have been a part of school history! Our 2023-2024 Battle of the Books team members are listed below! 

6th Grade: McKinley Holder & Ella Sevigny 

7th Grade: Avery Hinnant, Chris Key, Claire Kornegay, Zachary Stanley, & Robby Woods 

8th Grade: Savannah Creech, Chloe Deans, Dalton Langston, Julionna Martin, & Jaycie Yarber 

Coaches: Cindi Pettigrew & Tanya Hoy 

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