Spelling Bee Highlights Great Spellers
Lonedell Students in 4th through 8th grade recently participated in the annual spelling bee. After a homeroom level competition, the winning representative from each homeroom studied a word list provided in advance. Then it was time to show their skills in front of the school. Students were given a word and had to spell it correctly. It was a tough competition that came down to 6th grader Casey C. and 8th grader Alexis S. These two students matched skills on two words, but Alexis came out on top.
Alexis will compete against champions from 36 Spelling bee champions from 36 area schools in The Missourian’s regional spelling competition, The Bee, on Saturday, April 22 at East Central College. This is the seventh year for The Bee, organized by The Missourian and sponsored by hth companies.
ECC will host the competition in the John Edson Anglin Performing Arts Center located in Hansen Hall at East Central College in Union. Students are provided a word list in the study guide to prepare for The Bee, and the competition words will come from that list – at least to a point. According to the official rules, if the judges are unable to determine a champion through the word list provided to the schools, they’ll pull out a “secret list” of words to use.
Good luck Alexia!