Battle of the Books

Students went to academic war last week in the Battle of the Books.

Fourteen teams of fourth- and fifth-graders from Cloquet Middle School, Cloquet's Churchill and Washington elementary schools and Carlton's South Terrace Elementary School participated.

Above, members of the winning team from CMS, The Moats, pose with their trophies. Pictured from left are Aidan Anderson, Mason Powers, Wesley Olson, Keigan Lennartson and Darren LaFave.

At right, also from CMS, members of the Pink Panthers (from left) Allison Ringat, Katelyn Westmoreland, Katerina Cavanaugh and MacKenzie Beck show off their medals and team poster.

Students read from a list of 12 pre-selected books over the year and answered questions in a game-show-style challenge while volunteers helped with scoring.

Battle of the Books coach Willa Hanson said the event was a blast and everyone enjoyed the renovated auditorium at Cloquet High School. She's already looking forward to next year's Battle of the Books. She also thanked the Cloquet Ed Foundation for their support.