Local elementary and middle school students competed in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Rebecca Ballast, a student at Veritas Christian School, competes in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Raintree Montessori School student Zoe Cachiguango-Latta spells a word during the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School. Cachiguango-Latta won the spelling bee by correctly spelling the word "repugnant."
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Brady Johnson, a student at Langston Hughes Elementary School, spells a word during the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Broken Arrow Elementary School student Roscoe Ferguson competes in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
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Ben Allgeier, a student at St. John Catholic School, competes in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Wylie Dugan, a student at Kennedy Elementary School, spells a word during the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
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Anwen Williams, a student at Hillcrest Elementary School, spells a word during the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
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Elinor Russo, a student at Sunset Hill Elementary School, spells a word during the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School. Russo was the runner-up in the spelling bee.
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Ben Allgeier, a student at St. John Catholic School, competes in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Raintree Montessori School student Zoe Cachiguango-Latta listens to another student attempting to spell a word in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School. Cachiguango-Latta won the spelling bee by correctly spelling the word "repugnant."
photo by: Ashley Hocking
Hayden Steele, a student at South Middle School, competes in the Douglas County Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018 at Southwest Middle School.