Karly Haverkamp is an eighth grader at Wadena-Deer Creek Middle School. The 13-year-old finished as the second runner-up in the March 22 regional spelling bee sponsored by Sourcewell in Staples.
Students in sixth through 12th grades from Cass, Crow Wing, Morrison, Todd and Wadena counties faced off against other teams March 1-3 on the Staples campus of Central Lakes College.
The two finalists were again Chloe Leeseberg and Noah Drange. 11:06 am, Jan. 26, 2021 ×
As the 2021 Wadena-Deer Creek spelling bee winner, eighth grader Chloe Leeseberg (left) receives a certificate from Lori Grendahl, spelling bee coordinator and sixth grade teacher.
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The congratulations of “outstanding” and “great job” went to both student competitors after 32 rounds of spelling at their best. Wadena-Deer Creek eighth grader Chloe Leeseberg and sixth grader Noah Drange finished the trend with the word “irreversible” with a win for Leeseberg.
If you mustache Leeseberg how she feels about the second straight win, she says, “Proud of myself.” While “irreversible” moved Leeseberg one edge ahead of Drange, the winning word was “mustache.”