Clara Wicoff used her previous winning form of asking for a word’s definition and use in a sentence, plus spelling it out on her hand, to win the Iola Middle School spelling bee Wednesday.
Most of the 15 competitors made it through to round four, when they began to succumb a few each round.
Claire Moran looked straight ahead and spoke clearly when spelling squeeze and author.
As words got harder, more students asked for definitions or contextual use of words.
After round eight, six students remained. All made it through round nine, which brought chuckles when…
