EACC hosts Cross County Spelling Bee
East Arkansas Community College, in partnership with Woodruff Electric Cooperative, hosted the 2024 Cross County Spelling Bee recently in the Technology Center for the Delta Exhibit Hall in Wynne.
Nick Hess, EACC Director of Community Education, served as the event coordinator. EACC Librarian Amanda Minor served as the pronouncer/facilitator. The judges for this year’s event were Falisha Williams, EACC Wynne Center Coordinator; Carly Dillard, EACC Director of Marketing and Events, and Anna Howton, Director of Marketing and Communications with Woodruff Electric Cooperative.
The 2024 Cross County Spelling Bee champion was fifth grader Hannah Baker from Wynne Intermediate School, who correctly spelled the word “vicarious” to capture the title. The first runner-up was Axel Davis, a seventh grade student from Wynne Junior High School.
Students in first through eighth grades from various Cross County schools, including Cross County Elementary, Wynne Primary School, Wynne Intermediate School and Wynne Junior High School, participated in the competition to determine the top speller from the area.
There were 28 students vying for the title. The winner is slated to compete at the Arkansas State Spelling Bee sponsored by the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas, which will be held at the Vines Center in Little Rock on Saturday, March 9. The final competition will be held at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C.
The event was sponsored by the Community Education Department at EACC and Woodruff Electric Cooperative.