Iowa 5th Grader takes home Spelling Bee trophy
On Monday, Marcus McKee of Mt. Pleasant, Iowa won the first place trophy in the Great Prairie Area Education Agency spelling bee.
McKee is a 10-year-old student at Harlan Elementary. His teacher noted that McKee won a big trophy.
Spelling Bee trophies for several Grand Cayman students
The first-place Spelling Bee trophy went to Creek and Spot Bay Junior School student Venkata Batta. His many weeks of practice with school peers and coaches, as well as years of reading educational and fun books, helped lead to excellence in spelling.
Venkata’s rewards for winning the spelling bee included a trophy, a laptop computer – and a thesaurus.
The overall school trophy also went to Creek and Spot Bay Junior School, which led its competitors with a total of 78 points.
The high-school level spelling competition took place last week with Elizabeth Wahler of John Gray High School placing first. Her prize package included a trophy and a laptop computer.
PACE captured the trophy for the top high school – with a total of 58 points.
Spelling Bee trophies, medals, plaques
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