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Shelby County Spelling Bee
Shelby County Spelling Bee winner Katie Groves (right) and second place winner Morgan Elizabeth Jeffries (left).
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Photo courtesy of Shelby County Schools
Shelby County Spelling Bee
Shelby County Spelling Bee participants (front row, l-r): Liam Falconer, Hilltop Montessori; Abby Malkove, Thompson Middle; Jacob Ritondo, Helena Middle; and Kirstan Grace Davie, Our Lady of the Valley School; (back row, l-r) Morgan Elizabeth Jeffries, Columbiana Middle; Lindsay Culpepper, Evangel Classical Christian School; Akayla Isbel, Chelsea Middle; Katie Ozley, Montevallo Middle; and Katie Groves, Briarwood Junior High.
Students from across Shelby County participated in this year’s spelling bee on Jan. 29.
Katie Groves, a student at Briarwood Junior High, won the Shelby County Spelling Bee. Columbiana Middle School student Morgan Elizabeth Jeffries finished in second place.
Other participating students included Hilltop Montessori student Liam Falconer, Thompson Middle student Abby Malkove, Helena Middle student Jacob Ritondo, Our Lady of the Valley School student Kirstan Grace Davie, Evangel Classical Christian School student Lindsay Culpepper, Chelsea Middle student Akayla Isbel and Montevallo Middle student Katie Ozley.
