The winner of the Williamsburg Spelling Bee is Brianna Knox, left. Paige Fisher is the champion from the intermediate school and the school-wide runner up.
Williamsburg Elementary School students showed off their spelling skills while competing in a school-wide spelling bee Jan. 16. Students in grades one through five participated in the event. In the first round, students competed in their classrooms where a champion was determined. Classroom winners included: Dalton Forsee, Chloe Burdine, Luke Baudendistel, Toby Humphries, Ally Colegate, Ryanne Costello, Brianna Knox, Meredith Goff, Bryce Powers, Jacob Pauley, Paige Fisher, Alyssa King, Skylar Gries, Damien Marcum, Ethan Powers, Sam Cooper, and Kenzie Browning. Following the classroom spelling bees, students in the primary and intermediate grades participated in semi-final events, with the winner of each facing off for the school championship.
Third-grade student Brianna Knox took the title of School Champion, while fourth-grade student Paige Fisher was runner-up. Knox will represent WES by taking an online test in the second round of the WCPO-TV Regional Spelling Bee, which is part of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.