This year, WHS has nine participants: Latton Welch, Isaiah Bates, Isaac Kinser, Eleanor Teerink, Brittney Chavez Raya, Keira Olson, Allison Rivera, Olivia Rehnelt and Austin Kinser.
Eighth-graders Reum, Kinser notch first and second, respectively
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Jane Turpin Moore | 5:00 am, Dec. 19, 2020 ×
Participants in Wednesday s Worthington Middle School spelling bee are shown competing in the event over Zoom. (Jane Turpin Moore/The Globe)
WORTHINGTON The 2020 Worthington Middle School Spelling Bee was a virtual success.
In the first Zoom-based contest, hoste Wednesday afternoon, that longtime WMS bee coordinators Hollie Hibma and Paula Wolyniec have ever engineered, a pair of eighth-grade contestants finished in the top two slots.
“It’s not all about studying for the test,” said Alex Reum, the 2020 WMS Spelling Bee champion and a veteran of the school’s bees during his WMS tenure.