Middle School Students Excel at Hall County Spelling Bee
On Saturday, February 6, middle school students from 1-R and Cedar Hollow participated in the Hall County Spelling Bee at Northwest High School. Ethan Wilkerson, a 7th grader from Cedar Hollow, walked away with top honors and will represent Hall County in the Midwest Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 13, in Omaha.
Other winners from the Northwest feeder schools include:
| Written Contest Winners | |||
| 5th Grade | 1st place | Brenden Holling | 1R |
| 2nd place | Matthew Fredricks | Cedar Hollow | |
| 6th Grade | 1st place | Keoni Kelly | Cedar Hollow |
| 7th Grade | 1st place | Ethan Wilkerson | Cedar Hollow |
| 8th Grade | 1st place | Evan Wiese | 1R |
| 2nd place | Makena Kelly | Cedar Hollow | |
| Oral Contest Winners | |||
| 5th Grade | 1st place | Matthew Fredricks | Cedar Hollow |
| 2nd place | Brenden Holling | 1R | |
| 7th Grade | 1st place | Ethan Wilkerson | Cedar Hollow |
| 8th Grade | 2nd place | Makena Kelly | Cedar Hollow |
| 3rd place | Evan Wiese | 1R | |
