VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – Valley City Junior High held its school spelling bee on January 23. All junior high students, through their English classes, competed in a 15-question preliminary round, and the top scorers were invited to the school bee.

At the school bee, the top three places went to (1) Abby Redfearn, 7th grade; (2) Savannah Huffstutler, 7th grade; and (3) Emmalee Jones, 8th grade.

Abby and Savannah will now advance to county competition that will be held on the campus of Valley City State University on February 5.

(L-R): Abby Redfearn and Savannah Huffstutler will move on to the county level.
Back (L-R): Casey Kruger, Evan Duffy, Savannah Huffstutler, and Abby Redfearn. Front (L-R): Ben Kruta, Gabe Herzog, and Emmalee Jones. Photos and story submitted to NewsDakota.com