Grades 1 and 2 FRONT (l-r): Eleazar Reichert, and Kinzlee Martin (second grade top spellers) and Korbin Vogel and Lydia O’Bryan (second grade alternates); BACK (l-r): Ryker Bridges and Trevor Aberle (first grade top spellers) and Dylan DuPreez and Zeke Vogel (first grade alternates).
Grades 3–4 FRONT (l-r): Harper Biegler and Willow Westover (third grade top spellers) and Jackson Quaschnick and Brace Beer (third grade alternates); BACK (l-r): Tabitha O’Bryan and Isaac Schweitzer (fourth grade top spellers) and Jayden Traversie and Evangelina Reichert (fourth grade alternates).
Grades 6–8 FRONT (l-r): Brayden Meier and Greyson Goldade (6th grade top spellers) and Barrett Maciejewski (sixth grade alternate); BACK (l-r): Mason Hollenbeck and Kayne Palmer (7th grade top spellers), Tracyn Paxton (7th grade alternate), Autym Red Bear (8th grade top speller), and Garrett Nilson (8th grade alternate.) NOT PICTURED: Maya Biegler (8th grade top speller).
Grade 5 FRONT: Camden Goldade and Ben Mareska (top spellers); BACK: Kendyl Gill and Colton Ridl (alternates).
The Northwest Area Schools spelling contest will be held Wednesday, March 18 at the Faith School. Students from Bison, Dupree, Eagle Butte, Faith, Harding County, Lemmon, McIntosh, Timber Lake, McLaughlin and Wakpala schools plan to participate. Students in grades 1–8 will be competing in both the written and oral contests. Awards will be given to 1st through 5th place winners in both contest...
