Greene County middle school crowns top speller

Seventh-grader Zoe Barger (right) won the Cedarville Middle School spelling bee, and sixth-grader Savannah Tison (left) was the runner up. SUBMITTED

Seventh-grader Zoe Barger (right) won the Cedarville Middle School spelling bee, and sixth-grader Savannah Tison (left) was the runner up. SUBMITTED

CEDARVILLE — Cedarville Middle School held its annual spelling bee Dec. 16. Seventh-grader Zoe Barger won, while sixth-grader Savannah Tison was the runner-up. It took several rounds to determine the winner. Final round words spelled were conflagration, legitimately and pilgrimages. The championship word was concussion.

CASEY LAUGHTER