SPELLING BEE WINNER — Covington Middle School Principal Karen Staunton (left) congratulates Emily Gadd after Emily won the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools Division Spelling Bee on Thursday, Feb. 22. Emily, a seventh grader, will move on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee regional competition for Virginia on March 16 at Radford University. The runner-up in the AHPS Bee was Quinten Harris, an eighth grader at CMS. (AHPS Photo)
SPELLING BEE CONESTANTS — Participants in the Feb. 22 Alleghany Highlands Public School Division Spelling Bee included, from left: Hunter Baker, Jeter-Watson Elementary School; Quinten Harris (runner-up) eighth grade, Covington Middle School; Abigail Powell, sixth grade, Covington Middle School; Emily Gadd (champion) seventh grade, Covington Middle School; Liliana Maccentelli, Mountain View Elementary School; Liliana Boguess, Callaghan Elementary School; Hayleigh Dotson, Sharon Elementary School. The Bee was held at Clifton Academy. (AHPS Photo)