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Edgewood Elementary in Eugene is State Champion in Oregon Battle of the Books

KLCC

Published April 14, 2014 at 4:33 PM PDT

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OBOB's new state champions from Edgewood Elementary in Eugene are Kelsey Bouse (3rd grade), Michael Ahn (5th), Katelyn Bouse (5th), Sam Collier (5th), Jose Santiago (5th) and Co-coaches (volunteers) Bree Bouse & Kristin Collier.

Bree Bouse

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Edgewood Elementary's OBOB team took home the first place trophy and medals. Kelsey Bouse (3rd grade), Michael Ahn (5th), Katelyn Bouse (5th), Sam Collier (5th) and Jose Santiago (5th).

Bree Bouse

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Wearing their Edgewood shirts in the school library, Kelsey Bouse (3rd grade), Michael Ahn (5th), Katelyn Bouse (5th), Sam Collier (5th) and Jose Santiago (5th).

Bree Bouse

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Edgewood's winning OBOB team included parent volunteer and co-coach Bree Bouse and her two daughters, Katelyn and Kelsey Bouse.

Bree Bouse

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Students came to school Monday and found out that five of their Edgewood classmates took home first place in the OBOB state finals.

Angela Kellner

Edgewood Elementary School in South Eugene is the new state champion for the Oregon Battle of the Books, or OBOB. The team includes two sisters, and their mom is one of the coaches. This is only the third year the reading club has been at Edgewood and the first time they’ve been to state finals.

The competition was held Saturday in Salem. Two other Eugene schools made it to the finals, O’Hara Catholic School and Ridgeline Montessori. Middle and high school students compete in a separate group for their grades. Students read fiction and non-fiction from a selected list of sixteen books.

KLCC’s Angela Kellner spoke with the Edgewood team Monday morning.

KLCC's Angela Kellner also spoke with Bree Bouse, mother of the two girls on the winning team. She also is co-chair and coach of the Edgewood OBOB team, called The Unknowns.

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Interview with Bree Bouse, mother of the two girls on Edgewood's winning OBOB team, as well as the co-chair and coach of the team called The Unknowns.