VIEWPOINT MAGAZINE Volume 2.2 | Page 5

Highlights Battle Of The Books By Sun Jin Lee On November 5th, a school wide battle of the books was held in Lilies center. Knowledge of a wide range of books, including A Single Shard, Ben Hur, Boy, The Incredible Journey, and The Devil’s Arithmetic, were tested by the competition. Several teams were a part of the event. Mary and the Winners won the first place with 900 points, followed by the Olympians who had 810 points. On November 7th, the two teams competed against each other to decide who was going to represent our school in an interdistrict competition. Herlina Widodo, a member of Mary and the Winners, attended the event despite her illness to encourage her teammates. However, the Olympians won the game by four questions. Moze, a member of Mary and the Winners, stated “I want the best to represent our school and if that’s not Mary and the Winners, I’m still okay with it.” The winner of the final battle, the Olympians, competed against BAIS on Saturday, November 16. At first, the Olympians were losing by seventy five points which made this battle really intense. However, the Olympians refused to give up and brought victory with overwhelming 585 points. This year’s teams not only showed their extensive knowledge and understandings concerning the books, but also displayed their ardent passion and commitment. United in Christ It was on a Thursday afternoon when the MICS senior class was By Bethany Armistead informed of the tragedy in the Philippines. They were sitting in contemporary issues class preparing for another hour and a half of a routine A-day as the Martins decided to show them what happened in t