2011 Pierce County Junior High Spelling Bee winners
Rebekah Wangler, 7th grader at Rugby Jr. High School, earned 1st place in the 2011 Pierce County Junior High Spelling Bee held Wednesday, Feb. 23 in Rugby. Runner-up was Zach Miller, 8th grade, Rugby. Both students will advance to the 2011 State Spelling Bee March 25 in Bismarck.Approximately one-hundred-and-six students from across North Dakota will compete in the state competition which is co-sponsored by the ND Council of Educational Leaders, the ND Association of County Superintendents, and the North Dakota Newspaper Association. Other participants in the 2011 Pierce County Junior High Spelling Bee were Rylan Graber and Hannah Walsh, both Wolford, and Hannah Voeller, Rugby.