PCA Hosts Annual Area Spelling Bee

By: Britton Waters, PCA Senior

Wednesday, April 24^th, Pinewood Christian Academy hosted the annual area spelling bee which was attended by eight schools from throughout the state.  The schools in attendance were Briarwood Academy, Bulloch Academy, David Emanuel Academy, John Hancock Academy, Robert Toombs Christian Academy, Solid Rock Academy, Trinity Christian Academy, and Twiggs Academy.  Each school was allowed to bring two spellers from each grade to compete in a single elimination round.

The spellers from Pinewood who received first place were Tinsley McCall (12^th) and Wade Durrence (11^th). Britton Waters (12^th), Peighton White (9^th), Hayden Upchurch (2^nd), Austin McEachin (1^st), and Banks Hearn (5^th) received second place. Third place winners included Yug Patel (8^th), Brinson White (7^th), and Tyler Trimm (4^th) received third place.  Pinewood is extremely proud of each student who competed in the spelling bee.