MANSFIELD — Crawford and Morrow counties held their annual spelling bee Thursday morning in a spirited virtual contest that brought together 37 young spellers in grades 4–8.
After 10 challenging rounds, 5th grader Simon Woods of Wynford Local School District claimed the championship title.
To earn the title, Simon spelled correctly the championship word, “hiatus.” Sixth grader Zander Hittle from Northmor Local School District finished as runner-up in a
strong showing.
Colleen Haynes, spelling bee coordinator said, “Student events like these give students an opportunity to enhance public speaking and confidence as they spell aloud in front of judges and peers. It is also nice to see healthy competition among students from multiple districts.”
The Mid-Ohio ESC spelling bee season includes the Crawford/Morrow County Virtual Spelling Bee, The Richland County Virtual Spelling Bee and the Tri-County Spelling Bee.
Top performers from the Crawford/Morrow County Spelling Bee and Richland County Spelling Bee will advance to the Tri-County Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Spectators are invited to attend.
Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center provides specialized academic and support services to 13 school districts and over 20,000 students in Crawford, Morrow and Richland counties. Client districts receive services from curriculum, gifted and special education consultants, speech pathologists, psychologists, special education teachers, occupational therapists and
physical therapists.