The ECHS 2023-2024 HBOB team placed 2nd in competition on March 18, 2024, at South Central HS. Front row: Jamaria Barrow, Brianna Barnes, Kaleb Grimes. Back row: Angela Davis (coach), Valeria Soto-Gutierrez, Phoenyx Leaks, Anna Cauthon, Gabriela Washington, Celia Bansah, Amanda Diaz, Evan Schmoll (coach).
The ECHS 2022-2023 HBOB team did a fantastic job at the Battle of the Books competition held at J.H. Rose on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. Pictured left to right: Caroline Madigan, Kaleb Grimes, Gabriela Washington, Jordan Leary, Brianna Barnes, and Daesha Duenas.
The ECHS 2021-2022 HBOB Team placed 3rd out of 11 high schools competing in the Region 1 open invitational competition on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Pictured left to right are Brianna Barnes, Caroline Madigan, Daesha Duenas, and Jordan Leary.
FYI: The ECHS has also purchased a copy of each book and they are on the bookshelves in the Multipurpose room.
Borrow a mix of popular fiction and non-fiction e-books and audiobooks, comics, and graphic novels. This is a shared collection of items from many North Carolina community college libraries and may be downloaded to most computers and mobile devices. A myPittCC email account is required for access.
Students at participating schools read books from a list established by the state Battle of the Books committees and then compete in quiz-bowl-style tournaments to test their knowledge of these books.