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Last updated on Tuesday, February 9, 2016
(BEDFORD) - Amber Voigtschild is the 42nd Annual Lawrence County Spelling Bee champion.
Voigstchild, a 7th grade Lawrence County home school student, received a $100 cash prize provided by Bedford Federal Savings Bank, a pizza party provided by Marcos Pizza, a 1340 AM WBIW Spelling Bee t-shirt, a certificate and a Spelling Bee bobble-head trophy.
She will now advance to the 2016 Derby Festival Spelling Bee on March 5 at the Kentucky Center for The Arts.
Voigstchild took the title after spelling the word "glacier" correctly.
Placing second was Owen Beaver, an 8th grader at Shawswick Middle School. Beaver misspelled the word "toboggan".
Sarah Getman, a 7th grader at St. Vincent de Paul, placed third.
Rounding out the competition were:
The event hosted by 1340 AM WBIW was held at Schafer Auditorium.
All participants received a 1340 AM WBIW Spelling Bee t-shirt and a certificate. The top three will also receive a bee bobble-head trophy.
1340 AM WBIW would like to thank the following for helping present The 42nd Annual Lawrence County Spelling Bee...
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