Calendar

Important Deadlines

• Team Registration Form
• don't forget the $20 registration fee! (PayPal or by mail) (more info below)
• due Oct. 14th, 2017
• submit online by clicking here
• Submit book recommendations for next year by emailing IndianaBattleoftheBooks@gmail.com. 
• due Nov. 1st, 2017
• Submit questions for competition on Google Drive (your school's name under Shared folders) 
• five questions per book per school
• due Feb. 1st, 2018
• Submit t-shirt ideas by emailing IndianaBattleoftheBooks@gmail.com
• due Feb. 1st, 2018
• Photo Release Forms and T-shirt Order forms & money
• due March 5th, 2018 (at Coaches Meeting)
• Team Roster Form
• due March 24th, 2018 by email (or bring to Coaches Meeting March 5th)

Full Calendar

• Aug/Sept: Announce Battle of the Books tournament during elementary open houses

• August 12, 2017:
• Teams may begin to conduct meetings and practices formally or informally

• Aug/Sept: “Release” book lists to interested students

• Oct. 14th, 2017: 
• Team registration & $20 fee due. 

If mailing registration form and cash or check, send to:

Indiana Battle of the Books
P.O. Box 1382 
Newburgh, IN 47629-1382

Make checks out to Indiana Battle of the Books. 

If paying registration by PayPal, find us by email: IndianaBattleoftheBooks@gmail.com 

• Oct-March: 
• Hold practice sessions
• Work with team (coaches and students) to write questions for tournament battles
• Submit questions
• Develop strategies for tournament battles. 
• Read and practice!
• Conduct mock battles and review rules and scoring
• Arrange for transportation to B.O.B. tournament
• *Send home permission slips for B.O.B. tournament if required

• Dec-Jan:  
• Send suggestions for 2018-19 book list (due November 1st, 2017)
• Create 2019 book list

• Feb. 1st, 2018: 
• deadline for submitting questions for 2018 battles
• deadline for submitting t-shirt ideas

• Monday, March 5th 2018: 
• Coaches Meeting (Mandatory) 4:00pm Harrison High School
• Moderators Meeting (Option 1) 6:00pm Harrison High School
• Submit t-shirt order forms & money and photo release forms

• Saturday, March 24th, 2018
• Team Rosters due (by email)

• Thursday, April 5th 2018 (4:30-7:30pm): 
• 1st day of the competition

• Friday, April 6th 2018 (4:30-7:30pm): 
• 2nd day of the competition, Parade of Readers and Readers Celebration
• Release 2019 book list to coaches, students, and parents