Fifteen students representing 4th through 8th grades participated in Brookstone's annual Spelling Bee. Ariel Steele was the overall winner for the second year. Hollings Manderson finished second. Mr. Chuck Leonard, WTVM News Anchor, served as the Master of Ceremonies. The participants were: 4th Grade - Conner Jones, Jilian Molnar, and Manav Shah; 5th Grade - Judith Borom, Ruth Hunter, and Hollings Manderson; 6th Grade - Grace Marie Cepero-Lopez, Hayley Mullinax, and Ben Pawloski; 7th Grade - G Barnes, Abbie Dillon, and Andi vonHilsheimer; 8th Grade - Koyal Ansingkar, Kate Jenkins, and Ariel Steele.