The Hancock-Henderson Quill, Inc.
Pictured are Henderson County top spellers from the 5th through 8th grades.
The students competed in the annual county Spelling Bee sponsored by The Peoria Journal Star. The Bee was held at Media February 2nd. Top speller was Jackie Collins of Gladstone (story on front page) and Amanda Schneider of Stronghurst was runner-up .
The contestants from left to right are:
Kaleb Bigger Southern Jr. High 6th Grade
Amanda Schneider-2nd Southern Jr. High 6th Grade
Gage Jones Union Elementary 5th Grade
Jackie Collins-1st Union Elementary 6th Grade
Shelby Crawford Southern Jr. High 7th Grade
Rachel Sams Union Elementary 8th Grade
Phillip Kline Southern Jr. High 8th Grade
Jennifer Lewis Southern Jr. High 8th Grade
Michelle Gyovai Union Elementary 7th Grade
Bethany Thompson Union Elementary 8th Grade