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Clay County Spelling Bee

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The 2017 Clay County Spelling Contest was held at the Sandy Creek Middle School on Wednesday, February 15th at 3pm. Participating schools were Harvard Public School, Sutton Christian School, Sutton Public School and Sandy Creek Elementary and Sandy Creek Middle School.

1^st place winners received a plaque with their name on it and a certificate.

2^nd,, 3^rd & 4^th place winners received a ribbon and a certificate.

5^th Grade

            1^st Place – Kaleb Whitmore – Sandy Creek Elementary                     

            2^nd Place – Tori Peterson – Sutton Public School                   

            3^rd Place – Zach Corman – Sandy Creek Elementary

            4^th Place – Devon Griess – Sutton Public School       

6^th Grade

            1^st Place – Rubi Hernandez – Harvard Public School            

            2^nd Place – Chenille Clark – Sutton Public School       

            3^rd Place – Rivers Bergen – Sutton Christian School 

            4^th Place – Itzamna Diaz – Sandy Creek Middle School         

7^th Grade

            1^st Place – Grace Eastin – Harvard Public School     

            2^nd Place – Shelby Dietz – Sutton Public School

            3^rd Place – Jaylin Sutton – Sandy Creek Middle School

            4^th Place – Jadon Hester – Harvard Public School                 

8^th Grade

            1^st Place – Ashley Nierman – Harvard Public School             

            2^nd Place – Sam VonSpreckelsen – Sandy Creek Middle School                  

            3^rd Place – Payton Clark – Sutton Public School                     

            4^th Place – Ben Okraska – Harvard Public School                 

The 1^st and 2^nd place winners in all 4 grade levels have the opportunity to go on to the District Spelling Contest in Fairbury, Nebraska at the Fairbury Jr-Sr High School on Saturday, March 4^th. 

The 1^st place winner of the 8^th grade level, Ashley Nierman from Harvard Public School, will have the opportunity to represent Clay County in the Omaha World Herald Midwest Spelling Bee at the Omaha Public School Teacher Administration Building on Saturday, March 11^th.

Congratulations to all of our winners and participants in the 2017 Clay County Spelling Contest!