Spelling Bee champs

The Mitkof Middle School Spelling Bee champion, and district champion, was eighth grader Kara Newman, front left. The Stedman Elementary winner was Elias Ward, a fifth grader, front right. Also pictured is Rick Dormer, left, the middle and high school principal; Erica Kludt-Painter, back, the district superintendent; and Teri Toland, the elementary school principal.