May 1, 2015
Sampson County Battle of the Books Team Led by Coaches with COE Connections
For the first time in Sampson County Schools history, a Battle of the Books (BOB) team will be one of the eight teams competing in the State competition. Over 500 teams across North Carolina read a list of books and competed in quiz-bowl-style tournaments. Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School is the first team in Sampson County to place first in both the District and Region 4 competitions.
The Roseboro-Salemburg Middle School team is led by two of East Carolina University’s own. Catina Iverson, the school’s media specialist, is a current recipient of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and is a candidate in the Master of Library Science program. Olivia Hall, a sixth grade language arts teacher, is a 2011 Teaching Fellow and Summa Cum Laude graduate of East Carolina’s Middle Grades Education program with a concentration in language arts and social studies.
The middle school team will be representing Region 4 at the State competition on May 15th, 2015.