Rachel Hartzell took a deep breath, strongly repeated the word into the microphone, and then correctly spelled "F-A-S-H-I-O-N" in a confident manner, and walked away the winner of the Moore Spelling Bee on Monday! Rachel, a fifth-grader in Mrs. Marano's class, beat-out 17 classmates and bested fellow finalist and sixth-grade champion Jordan Druckenmiller, in a marathon Bee that will go down as one of the most competitive Bees in the school's history!
Rachel will move on the the next round, a written round hosted by the Express Times, that will qualify students from around the area for the Regionals held later this Spring.
We wish Rachel the best of luck, and congratulate all of the classroom winners and representatives that competed in the school-wide Bee yesterday. You all did a great job!
