Litchfield Public Schools holds spelling bee Thursday

LITCHFIELD – Litchfield held its elementary spelling bee on Thursday, April 6. All students in grades 1 through 5 participated in a grade-level competition and students in grades 6 through 8 spelled against each other in a middle school-wide competition.

The first three rounds of all competitions were written tests, with students scoring the highest moving on to compete in oral contests.

The winners by grade are as follows: in first grade, first place went to Kesslyn Kusek, second place to Emmet Pierce, third to Emerson Moser, and honorable mention to Hudson Varah.

Second grade winners (left to right) Kenna Feldman, Tayah Mack-Sekutera, and Kaycee Kramer. Photo credit: Litchfield Public Schools.

Second grade’s winner was Kenna Feldman, with Tayah Mack-Sekutera as runner-up, and Kaycee Kramer taking third.

In third grade, Ryker Golter claimed first place, Evelyn Varah took second, and Riddick Boyles earned third.

Third grade winners (left to right) Ryker GOlter, Evelyn Varah, and Riddick Boyles. Photo credit: Litchfield Public Schools.

The fourth-grade winner was Koy Kusek and the second-place finisher was Aiden Kearney, with Hailey Fecht in third.

Fourth grade winners (left to right) Koy Kusek, Aiden Kearney, and Hailey Fecht. Photo credit: Litchfield Public Schools.

Aubri Corbin won first place in the fifth-grade contest, followed by Troy Mack-Sekutera in second, and Jaxon Schulte in third.

The middle school contest’s first prize went to 8^th grader Aliza Ellison, its second prize to 6^th grader Jenna Holm, and its third prize to 8^th grader Alex Lucas.