This week, students from 2nd -8th grade participated in the annual Westminster Academy spelling bee. The four students from each grade level who were chosen to represent their classes at the morning assembly were:

2^nd Grade: Milo Dempsey, Ani Erdedi, Conner Jones, John-Wendell Raines

3^rd Grade: Hannah Blatz, Lydia Hanzlik, Jaxson Jones, Bo Randall 

4^th Grade: Ellis Johnson, Esaie Marino, Oliver Matthews, Wyatt Matthews

5^th Grade: Ella Heilig, Wade Miller, Emma Storck, Asa Wells 

6^th Grade: Maddie Gillentine, John Henry Given, Lana Heilig, Henry Lydecker 

7^th Grade: Carson Baker, Georgia Dyess, Abby Finnell, Jack Williams

8^th Grade: Jack Davis, Julia Dyess, Peyton Gabel, William Sherrod

Winner of the 2-4th category was 3rd grader Lydia Hanzlik with the word dissolute.

In the 5th-8th grade competition, students exhausted all of the 250 pre-studied words and had to move on to unforeseen words! The final four included 5th grader Ella Heilig along with Georgia Dyess, Carson Baker, and Will Sherrod. After a bevy of difficult words, the final two standing were Georgia Dyess and Carson Baker. Carson ultimately won with the word unsettling. 

Bravo to all of the competitors for their courage and hard work!