CHEYENNE, Wyo. — “Macropterous.” “Repercussion.” “Adversaria.” “Bethesda.”
These were some of the tough-as-nails words local students correctly spelled in the Laramie County Spelling Bee on Saturday morning. Fifteen students from Laramie County School District 1 and 2 each had a chance to correctly spell around nine words inside the LCSD1 Administration Building’s Auditorium.
Of the 15 kids — all of which were from fifth through eighth grades — the top five spelling performers received awards and will advance to the state spelling bee in March.
The Laramie County students going to the state championship, in order of placement, are as follows:
- Cody Davis, Burns Junior High, seventh grade
- Jane Redd, Prairie Wind Elementary, sixth grade
- Farrah Parish, Henderson Elementary School, sixth grade
- Daniyal Khan, Hobbs Elementary School, sixth grade
- Josephine O’Hara, McCormick Junior High School, eighth grade
Shannon Brooks, elementary ELA coordinator with LCSD1, told Cap City News that 254 Laramie County students performed in three rounds of online spelling bees in January. The online model allowed more students to participate than in previous years, she said. Contest coordinators averaged each students’ score across all rounds and picked the top 15 for Saturday’s in-person competition.
Western Wyoming Community College will host the state spelling bee in March, Brooks said.
