[SUBMITTED]: The 2014-2015 Polk County Spelling Bee was held Thursday, January 15th at Wickes and was sponsored by Union Bank of Mena.
The overall winner of the was Shanna Johnson from Cossatot River School District. Her winning word was “Admiral”.
By grade, the following winners are:
FIRST Grade:
1st Place – Caleb Young – Acorn Elementary
2nd Place – Tye James from Louise Durham Elementary
3rd Place – Stephanie Ham – Acorn Elementary
SECOND Grade:
1st Place – Olivia Latham – Louise Durham Elementary
2nd Place – Yennyte Tecson – Louise Durham lementary
3rd Place – Marlene Cecelio – Wickes Elementary
THIRD Grade:
1st Place – Hudson Vacca – Holly Harshman
2nd Place – Kenzie Daniels Acorn
3rd Place – Olivia Latham – Louise Durham
FOURTH Grade:
1st Place – Dusty Davis – Holly Harshman
2nd Place – Hudson Vacca – Holly Harshman
3rd Place – Emmi Hines – Holly Harshman
FIFTH Grade:
1st Place – Dusty Davis – Holly Harshman
2nd Place – Raeghan Weddle – Acorn
3rd Place – Kiersten Larucci – Acorn
SIXTH Grade:
1st Place – Connor Latham – Mena
2nd Place – Abby McIntyre – Vandervoort
3rd Place – Dusty Davis – Holly Harshman
SEVENTH Grade:
1st Place – Connor Latham – Mena
2nd Place – Chad Sutton – Acorn
3rd Place – Maria Castillo – Mena
EIGHTH Grade:
1st Place – Shanna Johnson – Cossatot River
2nd Place – Connor Latham – Mena
3rd Place – Trevor Speight – Mena
The word pronouncer/announcer for the was Andy Philpot. The judges were Cherri Curtis – Wickes Elementary, Celeste Ashcraft – Louise Durham Mena, Darla Barrett – Vandervoort Elementary, and Janice Williams – Ouachita River School District, Acorn Campus.
Organizers of the event expressed their appreciation to host school Wickes; the announcer/pronouncer Andy Philpot, the judges, and everyone’s hard work that made the Spelling Bee such a success. Special thanks to The Polk County Spelling Bee Sponsor each year the Union Bank.
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Jeri Pearson
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