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Crawford County Spelling Bee winner named

January 12, 2018

Runner-up is Drew Johnson from Wynford and the Champion is Luke Biederman from Colonel Crawford

top 12 from the Crawford Spelling

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Runner-up is Drew Johnson from Wynford and the Champion is Luke Biederman from Colonel Crawford

After 15 rounds of competition, Luke Biederman, a seventh grader from Colonel Crawford Local Schools, is the Crawford County Spelling Bee Champion with the winning word, intrepid.  Drew Johnson, a sixth grader from Wynford, was the runner-up.

            Thirty spellers competed in the bee held on January 11 at Bucyrus High School.  Others placing in the Top 12 included Jayleen Spaulding, Buckeye Central 7^th grade,  

Isis Wagner, Buckeye Central 8^th grade, Rosalyn Johnson, Bucyrus, 8^th grade, Ashley Davis, Bucyrus, 8^th grade, Morgan Shipman, Colonel Crawford, 6^th grade, Adam Geiger, Galion 7^th grade, Owen Fruth, Wynford, 8^th grade, Gwen Ruth, Wynford 7^th grade, Emily Schuster, Wynford 4^th grade, and Samantha Weithman, St. Bernard 8^th grade.

            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 twelve finishers will be invited to participate in the Tri-County Spelling Bee held at Mid-Ohio ESC on February 8 at 6:30 p.m.  The alternate date is February 15.

The public is welcome to attend the spelling bee.  Mid-Ohio ESC is located at 890 West Fourth Street in Mansfield.