Dayton wins Battle of the Books competition

North Elementary’s Kaydence Dayton received the Dr. Ruth Pace Award at the Cleveland County Battle of the Books competition. The Dr. Pace Award is being given in honor of Dr. Ruth Pace to the student on each team who is considered, by peers, to be most knowledgeable regarding all the books.

Dr. Ruth Pace has been working with Battle of the Books in Cleveland County since it began at the Middle School level in 1992. She has helped coach teams, moderated numerous local and regional competitions, and written hundreds of practice questions for every book on the middle and elementary school list each year.