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Meskwaki Elementary 4th-6th Grade Spelling Bee – 61 nervous, excited, and

well-prepared fourth, fifth, and sixth graders participated in the first annual

Spelling Bee at Meskwaki Settlement School. Students spelled through twelve

rounds of words before sixth grader Tiernan Wanatee claimed the first place trophy.

Fifth grader Levi Papakee was the runner-up.