Cherokee County Super Spellers Heading To Region Spelling Bee

CHEROKEE COUNTY, GA — Creekland Middle School seventh-grader Huck Wallace claimed the title as the county’s top speller at the 2021 Cherokee County School District Spelling Bee held Jan. 21. Huck spelled “dubiously” and then “immolate” to take the top honors. Alessia Colby of Woodstock Elementary School captured second, and Joey Shipley of Teasley Middle School placed third.

Thirty Cherokee County students put their spelling skills to the test in the Georgia Association of Educators and Cherokee County Association of Educators’ annual competition, which was held virtually over Microsoft Teams. The spellers went 10 rounds over 90 minutes before a winner was decided. Spellers tackled tricky words such as “octonocular,” “salubrious” and “expostulate.” Students in grades 4-8 are eligible for the competition, each school winner advances to the county event.

All three students will advance to the Georgia Association of Educators Region Spelling Bee in Cobb County on Feb. 27; the state finals are set for March 19. State winners advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Washington, D.C. in May.

The county spelling bee is sponsored each year by Cherokee County Association of Educators and the Georgia Association of Educators. Bekki Couch is the Georgia Association of Educators Spelling Bee Coordinator and served as judge along Peta Murray and Tiffany Robbins. John Carter served as caller of the words.

The full list of school winners can be found online.