(KMZA)--A 7th grader at Sts. Peter and Paul School in Seneca won the Nemaha County Spelling Bee Saturday held at the Nemaha County Courthouse.
Dalton Hermesch correctly spelled the word “ patrician” to capture 1st place.
Taking second place was Camble Haverkamp, an 8th grader at Centralia Middle School. Ainsley Thomas, an 8th grader at Nemaha Central Middle School, took third place.
The event was sponsored by the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, which is comprised of key women educators.
Hermesch and Haverkamp will advance to the Topeka Capital Journal Regional Spelling Bee on March 5th.
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