Crawford County Spelling Bee Winner Named
Another successful Crawford County Spelling bee is in the books. After 12 rounds of competition, Rachel Teynor, a seventh grader from Colonel Crawford Local Schools, is the Crawford County Spelling Bee Champion with the winning word, pavilion. Maddy Martin, a sixth grader from St. Bernard, was the runner-up.
Twenty-eight spellers competed in the bee held on January 10 at Buckeye Central Local Schools. Others rounding out the top spellers included Zachary Flood, eighth grade from Buckeye Central; Chris Palmer, seventh grade from Bucyrus; Emma Scott, eighth grade from Colonel Crawford; Lily Riddle, eighth grade, and Drake Moyer, seventh grade from Crestline; Jillian Capretta, sixth grade from Galion; Madeleine Weithman, seventh grade from St. Bernard; Drew Johnson, sixth grade, Emily Schuster, fifth grade, Lauren Ferguson, fifth grade, and Cassandra Kurek, seventh grade from Wynford.
Every speller received a certificate and the champion, and first runner-up received awards. Certificates and awards are provided by the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum.
The top qualifiers will be invited to participate in the Tri-County Spelling Bee held at Mid-Ohio ESC on February 14 at 6:30 p.m. The alternate date is February 21.
The public is welcome to attend the spelling bee. Mid-Ohio ESC is located at 890 West Fourth Street in Mansfield.
Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center provides high quality, cost-effective, specialized academic/ therapy support services and professional development for school districts in the Central Ohio Region. These include offering alternative educational options, preschool education and printing services, as well as conference center facilities.