LSES 2022 Spelling Bee

Contestants await round five. From left: Ayla Powell, fifth grade; Carson Albright, fifth grade; Halle Smith, fourth grade; Boston Soncrant, fourth grade; Jaxson Stewart, third grade; Myles Hobbs, third grade; Addison Ellis. second grade and Jackson Hale, first grade. Also in round five but not pictured: Cameron Lee, third grade.

First-grader Adalynn Vaugh steps up to the mic for "hat".

Pronouncer Eli Passen, far right, assures students he's as nervous for the bee as they are. Seated from left: Judges John Preble, Stephanie Wasnidge and Brooke Feaster

Addison Ellis, second grade, and Jackson Hale, first grade, wait for third-grader Cameron Lee to spell his word while parents watch.

First-grader Jackson Hale starts off the bee with "lid".