Some of this year's participants
CULLMAN – The Cullman County Spelling Bee, that was scheduled to take place on Feb. 27, has been moved up to Monday, Feb 13. The event will take place at Temple Baptist Church, 30 County Road 1184 off Highway 157, starting at 7 p.m.
The winners of local competitions at Cullman City and County elementary and middle schools, along with area private schools, will compete to go to the state spelling bee with hopes of advancing to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Maryland May 28-June 3.
Local winners:
- Cold Springs Elementary…..Ella Stephenson, grade 7
- Cullman Christian…………….Nic Ruse, grade 6
- Cullman Middle……………….Jadon Li, grade 7
- East Elementary………………..Jessie Godbee, grade 6
- Fairview Elementary…………Laci Segrest, grade 5
- Fairview Middle……………….Cade Hardin, grade 8
- Good Hope Elementary……..Jordan Edwards, grade 5
- Good Hope Middle……………Adam McCluskey, grade 7
- Hanceville Elementary………Brady Cleek, grade 5
- Hanceville Middle…………….Airiyanna Eakin, grade 6
- Harmony School………………Amelia Ward, grade 3
- Holly Pond Elementary……..Ellie Burks, grade 5
- Holly Pond Middle……………Abigail Kusz, grade 7
- Parkside School………………..Kaley Wilson, grade 6
- Sacred Heart School………….Chloe Lambert, grade 6
- St. Bernard Middle……………Christopher Posey, grade 8
- St. Paul's Lutheran School….Carter Daily, grade 4
- Vinemont Elementary………..Grayson Anderson, grade 4
- Vinemont Middle……………..Ava Lewis, grade 7
- Welti Elementary………………Dawson Simmons, grade 5
- West Elementary……………….Alex Jiang, grade 3
- West Point Elementary………Hunter Graves, grade 3
- West Point Intermediate…….Gabriel Hasting, grade 5
- West Point Middle…………….Nolan Kelley, grade 6
At a glance:
Cullman County Spelling Bee
Monday, Feb. 13, 7 p.m.
Temple Baptist Church, 30 County Road 1184, Cullman
For more information, contact Leah Sapp at the CCBOE office at 256-736-2483 or LSapp@ccboe.org.
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