After a couple of cancellations, the second and championship rounds of the county spelling bee have been rescheduled.
According to Jeff Neumann, Madison Elementary School principal and spelling bee chairman this year, the spelling bee will be at 6 p.m. Monday at REMC, 370 S. CR 250E, Warsaw.The seventh- and eighth-grade spelling bee will start off the night. Once that winner has been determined, the winner will face elementary school champion Anna Bearss of Washington Elementary School. Bearss won the fifth- and sixth-grade spelling bee Feb. 4.
The middle school round originally was scheduled for Feb. 6. Wintry conditions forced the round to be rescheduled to Feb. 12. However, cold and snowy weather forced the cancellation of the spelling bee that night, too.
Five middle school students will compete for the middle school title, including Tim Ahlersmeyer of Edgewood Middle School; Anne Ondrla, HELPS Home School; Henry Robison, Lakeview Middle School; Alexis LeCount, Milford School; and Allison Sheerer, Wawasee Middle School.
There were 16 students who competed in the Feb. 4 elementary school spelling bee. Runnerup was Matthew Grothouse, Sacred Heart Elementary School.
The county winner Monday will move on to the Area Spelling Bee at the Anthis Career Center, Fort Wayne, on March 15. The winner of the Area Spelling Bee then will represent northeast Indiana at the Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
