The Times-Reporter
NEWCOMERSTOWN The COVID-19 pandemic didn’t spell defeat for the annual Rachel B. Stoffer Spelling Bee at the Newcomerstown Middle School on Jan. 9.
Thirty-six students in grades 6-8 entered the Spellnig Bee, and after 13 rounds of competition, a winner emerged. Sixth grader Jaxson Mayo, son of Jamie and Jay Lambes, and Michael Mayo, became the champion after correctly spelling the word perfume.”
All three grade levels at the Middle School were represented among the trophy winners, with first runner-up being Gunner Mitchell, grade 7, and Samuel McKnight, grade 8, capturing the second runner-up spot.
School officials thanked staff members for their help with the Spelling Bee: Pronouncer Tyler Kiner, Stage Directors Ashley Brooks and Don Stevens, Judges Jennifer Baker, Shelley Cline, and Michelle Golder, and audio recorder, Jason Peoples.