Whitko Announces 2018 Spelling Bee Winners At Pierceton, South Whitley Schools
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Each year, students from both Pierceton and South Whitley Elementary Schools participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
At South Whitley Elementary on Dec. 6, the competition began with 45 spellers. After a full hour, the Bulldogs were able to congratulate Cliff Hawkins as the 2018 SWE Spelling Bee champion. Congratulations were also in order for runner-up Ciera Leughmyer, while Keeli Dennis took third place.
Over at Pierceton Elementary, the official competition had begun earlier in the week, and from those competitions a top 24 were brought to finish the bee on Dec. 13. The competition lasted 20 rounds.
Cale Bennett, who was the 2017 winner for Pierceton Elementary, rose to the top again in 2018 with back-to-back victories.
The runner-up at Pierceton was fifth-grade student Taylor Long.
