The top 17 spellers in the middle school qualified to compete in our school wide spelling bee on January 6th. It was an exciting bee! Our student body did an excellent job of following the audience rules of etiquette during the competition while also cheering on our contestants at appropriate times during the bee.
After seven intense rounds, eighth grader Avery Ayers defeated the other spellers to become our school champion. Runner up was eighth grader Amanda Tremains; our third place contestant was seventh grader Jaemacyn Morgan.
Our school champion, Avery Ayers, will go on to represent Liberty-Benton Middle School in the county wide spelling bee at Glenwood Middle School on February 4, 2016, at 7:00 pm. The top seven spellers from the Hancock County Spelling Bee will move on to the Blade Spelling Bee on March 12, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the Owens Community College Performing Arts Center in Toledo, Ohio.
