This past month, Belleville Middle and Elementary School students participated in the Scripps National School Spelling Bee.

Photo courtesy of Abby Otteson

At the elementary level, twenty-five classroom finalists from grades 4th, 5th, and 6th participated in the spelling bee on Wednesday, January 16th. Shannon McCall, a fourth grader, was the Elementary School champion and Olivia Fox, a fifth grader, was our runner-up.

On January 18th, twenty-six students participated at the middle school level from 7th and 8th grade. Eighth grader Holly Flick was the Middle School champion, with seventh grader Isaac Erb as a runner-up.

Shannon and Holly will go on to compete in the Regional Spelling Bee on February 25th, at the Stoughton High School. Congratulations to all of our top spellers!