
The 2021 Annual SCISA State and Regional Spelling Bee took place on January 26 at Weldon Auditorium in Manning, South Carolina. One student from grades 3-8 was chosen to attend. Participants were as follows: Third grade- Delainey Hanna, fourth grade- Avery Belue, fifth grade- Jake Christmas, sixth grade- Sammy Tomlinson, seventh grade- Ali Ivey, and eighth grade- Blakely Moore. Ali Ivey was awarded third overall in seventh grade competition. Congratulations to each of these students. Many thanks to our volunteer judges: Laura Hundley, Josette Jarrett, and Phyllis Wilson and to our scorers: Tammy Erwin, Holden Erwin, and Abby Rodgers.