Participants ready for Wayne County Spelling Bee on Tuesday
ORRVILLE − Area sixth, seventh and eighth graders will compete Tuesday in the annual Wayne County Spelling Bee starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Orrville High School’s Auditorium.
In case of inclement weather, the Bee will be rescheduled for Thursday.
The pronouncer for this year’s competition is Victoria Birk, International Baccalaureate Program coordinator, with the Tri-County Educational Service Center. Judges will be Andrew Johnson, gifted and talented consultant, Tri-County ESC; Kris Pipes-Perone, director of curriculum and instruction/special education, Tri-County ESC; and Beth Gaubatz, career connections consultant, Tri-County ESC.
Student participants are:
Quinten Steiner, Central Christian School
Zachary Yeager Chippewa Intermediate School
Emma Weahry, Chippewa Jr./Sr. High School
Elizabeth Pauli, Dalton Middle School
Ava Gonzalez, Green Middle School
Gabriel Marshall, Kingsway Christian School
Olivia Humphrey Northwestern Middle School
Mason Steiner, Norwayne Middle School
Ryan Baldwin, Orrville Middle School
Kaleb Labo, Rittman Middle School
Aiden Austin Apple Creek Elementary School
Zabian Cutright, Fredericksburg Elementary School
Sheila Petersheim, Holmesville Elementary School
Makena Conrad, John R. Lea Middle School
Aleah Beachy, Mount Eaton Elementary School
Malachi Slabaugh, Triway Middle School
Madison Clow, Wooster Christian School
Noah Greene, Edgewood Middle School in Wooster
Nicholas Kakanuru, Wooster High School
Bee participants are eligible to participate in the Akron Beacon Journal Regional Bee that will be held at noon March 11 at the Akron-Summit County Public Library.
The Wayne County Bee is coordinated by Jennifer Marrah, consultant, and Debbie Stoler, administrative assistant; of the Tri-County ESC.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Wayne Spelling Bee students prepped for Tuesday's competition