The Pocahontas Knights of Columbus held their annual Spelling Bee for grades 4th to 6th on Jan. 24 at Pocahontas Catholic School. Here are the first and second place, plus an alternate for each grade.
As pictured (L to R): 4th Grade: Alt: Bria Dolan, 2nd: Madelyn Richison and 1st: Hailee Braunschweig 5th Grade: Alt: Rowan Enockson, 2nd: Jackson Teague and 1st: Vivian Poppen 6th Grade: Alt: Cooper Malecek, 2nd: Cole Aden and 1st: Peyton Kuchenreuther
The spellers will compete at the Knights of Columbus Regional Spelling Bee to be held on Feb. 9 in Milford. The State Final Spelling Bee will be held on March 9 in Ames.