On January 23, 29 AE/MS students in grades four through eight participated in the school spelling bee. This year’s bee was full of challenging words such as “omniscient” and “cajolery.” A previous champion, eighth grader Nelson Makechnie, was the AE/MS 2015 Spelling Bee Champion. His winning championship round word was “tempura.” Nelson will now participate in the state spelling bee in Concord on February 28. There was a heated battle between four contestants for second place. This year’s runner up was eighth grader Alexis Cate. Photo and caption: Amanda Lauster
Participants in the 2015 AE/MS Spelling Bee: front: Cedar Kiedaisch, Sophia Reynolds, Brynne Makechnie, Helen Armstrong, Garrett Munson, Jack Newton, Dave Reynolds. Second row: Garrett Niemyer (standing), Britta Johnson, Jesse Wagner, Myles Powers, Matt Bent, Keygan Sweeney. Third row: Aidan O’Donnell, Hunter Hawks, Alexis Cate, Alexis Geyer, Tori Braley, Lexi Emeny, Nelson Makechnie, Devin Barton. Back: River Turnbull, Zach Shipley, Savannah Drewry, Sofia Weber, Hannah Asbury, Teigan Friedrich, Ronan Walsh. Missing: Riley Keezer. Photo: Amanda Lauster
