The top three were in last week’s Hot Springs Spelling Bee were middle schoolers, from left: 6th grader Coy Bringewatt (2nd place); 8th grader Cassidy McClure (1st place) and 3rd 7th grader Dalton Hunter (3rd place). Courtesy photo
Hot Springs Elementary Spelling Bee winners were, from left: Londyn VanDewater (5th grade & overall winner), Elaine Rono (3rd grade) and Maycee Hughes (4th grade). Courtesy photos
Hot Springs 6th grader Peter Noteboom stands at the podium during last week’s district wide Spelling Bee in Case Auditorium. Pictured at the table is the event’s pronouncer Renee Cupsa, along with the two judges, Mindy Rickenbach and Caleb Maciejewski.
VanDewater advances from elementary school
HOT SPRINGS – A total of 21 spellers from the Hot Springs Middle School competed in front of more than 40 people in attendance at Case Auditorium last Monday, Feb. 3, as part of the district’s second annual Spelling Bee.
After approximately 10 rounds of competition, eighth-grader Cassidy McClure emerged as the victor after correctly spelling the word “ambig…
