Middle Schoolers spell to c-o-m-p-e-t-e

Sixteen contestants from grades six through eight competed in the Seven Hills Middle School Spelling Bee in mid-December, after scoring in the top six percent of students during their classroom bees in November. Eighth grader Ethan Avera spelled his way through 14 rounds to become the Middle School spelling bee champion for the second year in a row. Avera spelled words such as brocade, throes, chaplain, Jains, and Edinburgh and won with the word appliances. Avera will represent the Middle School when he competes in the regional bee held on March 19 at Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy.