Title: The Holy Bees
By Raeleann Weigel and Hannah Michaud

 Spelling Bees are great!  This year it was held on February 1st during Catholic Schools Week.  It was an exciting day for grades 1-6.

 The kids who represented their classes were: Leah Mages and Lucas Lang, 1A.  Cesar Macias and Trenton Rome, 1B.  Brady Kreutzer and Brandon Karlin, 2A.  Jenna Romme and Ethan Atherton, 2B.  Eliza Rice and Emily Schulte, 3A.  Leanne Rack and Grant Ginther, 3B.  These kids were in the Primary Spelling Bee in the morning.  Grant Ginther took first, Eliza Rice took second, and Leanne Rack took third.  These kids then advanced to the Upper Elementary Spelling Bee.

 In the afternoon Spelling Bee, the kids who represented their classes were: Ciara Seib and Karl Rack, 4A.  Dylan Tabor and Ellie Lang, 4B.  David McFarland and Aubrey Koenigsman, 4C.  Regan Billinger and Taryn Rupp, 5A.  Bridget Heiman and Megan Koenigsman, 5B.  Melissa Pfeifer and Patrick Kepka, 6A.  Dominique Rupp and Jared Rack, 6B.

 After many difficult words, Melissa Pfeifer took first, Patrick Kepka took second and Dylan Tabor took third.  Many parents were here supporting their kids.  This year was an awesome Bee!