THOMASVILLE- Thomas County Middle School seventh-grader Lucy Nestale survived eight rounds of competition to win this year’s spelling bee for the county schools. To narrow down the competition, prior spelling bees were held at Cross Creek Elementary and Thomas County Middle School for students in fourth through eighth grades.
Nestale walked away a winner after defeating eighth grader Wesley Herring, who was runner-up.
“It is exciting to watch our students participate in the system spelling bee each year,” said Lindsay Thompson, Secondary Curriculum and Digital Learning Director. “This type of academic competition allows our students to put their literary knowledge to the test. We are excited for our winner, Lucy Nestale, and look forward to seeing how she does at the next level.”
Nestale will compete in the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) District Spelling Bee on February 24 in Bainbridge.