Bigfork fifth grader named 2026 spelling bee champion
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CHARLO — Lake County’s best spellers battled it out last week for the title of spelling bee champion and the opportunity to compete at the state level next month.
Eighteen students from St. Ignatius, Arlee, Charlo, Salmon Prairie, Bigfork and Valley View schools participated in the annual spelling bee held at the Charlo gymnasium on Wednesday, Feb. 18.
Words such as silhouette, chassis, mosque, squalor, colossus, cheddar and magnanimous tripped up most competitors in the first couple rounds.
Heidi Huber, a fifth grader from Bigfork, was ultimately victorious when she spelled the word “husk” right in the 7th round. Seventh grader Aubree Blevins and eighth grader Addison Hogue, both from Charlo, took second and third places respectively during a spell off in the eighth round.
As the first place winner Huber will compete at the state spelling bee in Bozeman on Saturday, March 21. Blevins were serve as alternate in the event Huber is unable to attend.
