Gibson Will Advance to State Spelling Bee after Winning at the County Level

Twenty-eight students in grades 5-8 from across Blaine County gathered in Chinook High School's Lloyd D. Sweet Auditorium on Wednesday, February 5 for the Blaine County Spelling Bee. After a rousing spell down, Eighth Grader Cynnloch Gibson from Chinook emerged as Grand Champion and Hannah Van Voast, an eighth grader from Turner Public School, earned status as Reserve Champion. Gibson will advance to the State Bee in Bozeman on March 22.

Following welcoming remarks from Blaine County Superintendent of Schools, Kendall Harwood, the bee was underway. Only twelve contestants spelled their words c...