LAWRENCE COUNTY- The 50th Annual WBIW Spelling Bee is set to occur Tuesday, 2/27, and Wednesday, 2/28, in the Schaffer Auditorium. The event is free, and the public is encouraged to attend. The doors will open to spectators at 4:30 p.m. on both days.
On day one of the competition, each school will send a champion (grades 3-5) to compete for a chance to advance to the second day of the Spelling Bee. The champions competing on day one are:
- Michael Allbright, Grade 4, St. Vincent de Paul
- Isabelle Franklin, Grade 5, Shawswick Elementary
- Naomi Hall, Grade 5, Springville Community Academy
- Max Harmon, Grade 5, Dollens Elementary
- Riley Johnson, Grade 3, Lincoln Elementary
- Chance Redmond, Grade 4, Burris Elementary
- Jacob Taylor, Grade 5, Lawrence County Independent Schools
- Vincent Wanchic, Grade 4, Needmore Elementary
The winner from day one will come back to compete with the champions from grades 6-8 to determine the Grand Champion of the event. Participants from grades 6-8 are:
- Lucian Barnhart Grade 6 Mitchell Junior High School
- Ruth Burgess Grade 7 Bedford Middle School
- Destiny Evans Grave 7 Lawrence County Independent Schools
- Jace Holt Grade 6 Lincoln Middle School
- Lillabelle McCormick Grade 6 Shawswick
- Ethan Nguyen Grade 7 St. Vincent de Paul
- Will Parsley Grade 7 Dollens Elementary
- Braden Ritter Grade 6 Needmore Elementary
- Calvin Trezona Grade 6 Springville Community Academy
The Grand Champion of the 50th Annual WBIW Spelling Bee will receive the following:
- $100 Cash prize provided by Bedford Federal Savings Bank
- A Pappa Johns Pizza Party for their entire homeroom class
- A large Spelling Bee Trophy
- A Certificate of Participation
- A T-shirt provided by 1340 WBIW AM
The competition will be streamed on WBIW Facebook live, and you can tune in at 1340 WBIW AM, or you can listen online at www.wbiw.com/listen-live at 6:30 p.m. each day.
