Prairie View Middle School seventh-grade student SkyLynn Sands secures her place as an alternate in the school's spelling bee. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal except where noted.)
Over the past couple of weeks, the top spellers from the Prairie View school districts three schools have competed for the opportunity to represent their school at the Linn County Spelling Bee. The countywide contest will be a 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, Feb. 6, at the Prairie View Performing Arts Center.
La Cygne Elementary School held its bee in mid-January for third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students.The top speller was Harper Boyd, clockwise from top right, the runner-up was Grace Moylan, and third place went to Cheyenne Newman. (Submitted photo)
Parker students, from left, Dean Chapman, Jace Goodwin and Taylee Dunlop were the top three spellers at the their school.
Parker Elementary School conducted its spell-off on Jan. 24. The top three spellers were champion Taylee Dunlop, runner-up champion Jace Goodwin, and third-place finisher was Dean Chapman. Taylee and Jace are fifth-graders, and Dean is a fourth-grader.
Seventeen students competed in the Parker Elementary spelling bee.
Other participants in the contest included fifth-graders Aspen Stanchfield, Justin Dumcum, Jeff Dumcum, Jaxn Hagemaster; fourth-graders Leeland Emery, Rachel Konda, Riley Jamison, Paisley Mahoney, Cade Sewell; and third-graders Benjamin McCrea, Ryatt Pope, Sutton Schwarz, Weylyn Post, Shelbie Lueker, and Isaac Britz.
Sixth-grader Somer Spurgeon, left, won the Prairie View Middle School spell-off, with Blake Stevenson taking second and Kora Stainbrook placing third.
The Prairie View Middle School contest was held on Jan. 28 at the school’s library. Sixth-grader Somer Spurgeon took top honors. Eighth-grader Blake Stevenson was runner-up, sixth-grader Kora Stainbrook placed third, and seventh-grader SkyLynn Sands placed fourth and will be an alternate.
PVMS contestants receive final instructions from the judges.
Other PVMS students participating included eighth-graders Marley Johnson, J.W. Philpott, Cooper Watson, seventh-graders A.J. Eastwood, William Lueker, Brendin Michelle; and sixth-graders Savannah Martinez, and Ryder Rhynerson.
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