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Great Bend Middle School spellers take first and second at county spelling bee
8th grader Mattison to sit for state bee
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Barton County Spelling Bee Master of Ceremonies Kate Wary presented trophies and awards to the winners of the 2020 Barton County Spelling Bee Saturday morning at the Great Bend High School Auditorium. First-place winner was Sydney Mattison, left, and second-place winner was Jacklyn Garcia, right. - photo by Veronica Coons
Saturday morning, ace spellers from around the county met at the Great Bend High School Auditorium for the county wide Donald H. Humphreys Barton County Spelling Bee. Schools represented were middle schools from Great Bend and Ellinwood, USD 428 grade schools Jefferson, Riley, Lincoln, Park and Eisenhower, Central Kansas Christian Academy, St.