Antwerp Elementary spelling bee winner
Antwerp Elementary School held its spelling bee on Thursday, December 15th. Ten fourth and fifth graders competed in over 20 rounds. Fourth grader Madisyn Peters (pictured on left) won the bee by spelling the word “digestive” correctly. Peters will represent Antwerp Elementary School at the Paulding County Spelling Bee on January 30, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at Paulding Middle School. In the event that she cannot attend, runner-up Leila Spyker (fifth grade) will take her place.
Antwerp Middle school spelling bee
Antwerp Middle School held its spelling bee on Friday, December 16th. Sixteen students in grades 6th – 8th competed in 23 rounds of spelling. Congratulations to three eighth graders who were the final contestants: winner Aaron Hawley (middle) and runners-up Mallory Ehrhart (left) and Joshua Timbrook (right). It was tough competition at the end with Hawley spelling “constabulary” and then “eucalyptus” correctly. Hawley will represent Antwerp Middle School at the Paulding County Spelling Bee on January 30th at 7:00 p.m.
Payne Spelling bee winners
Fifth grade student Tori Stoller (left in photo) won the Payne Elementary spelling bee. The winning word was veins. Tori is the daughter of Corbin and Katie Stoller. Melanie Dunham, the daughter of Jason and Sheila Dunham was runner-up (right in photo).
