Julia Bell earns trip to Scripps Spelling Bee
The Crab Orchard 5th-8th Grade Spelling Bee was held last week.
Top finishers were Trey Bailey (6th), Wyatt Dunn (8th), Julia Bell (7th), William Rix (5th). The spelling champion was Julia Bell.
Julia will compete in the Evansville Courier & Tri-State Spelling Bee at Ivy Tech Community College in Evansville, Ind. on Feb. 7 for a chance to represent the Tri-State at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.