The first of the bees is the Scrips National Spelling Bee. The 5-8 graders took a written test and then an oral test. Next, the teachers took the best 11 scores from the grades. The 11 competed in another Spelling Bee until it got down to 6 students. This Bee is still not over. The winner Gracie Wild will compete in Thorp at the Regional Bee.  The top spellers there will advance to the state competition.
The second bee is the National Geographic Geography Bee. The students took a written bee all together in the church basement and an oral test in their classrooms. The 10 that got the best scores competed in the church basement.  After  long sudden-death rounds between the two finalists there was a champion  determined. The school champion is Zach Hunt. Zach took an online test to see if he is eligible for the state competition.     

                Our week was an adventure, starting out with a jean, wear your favorite hat, and wear your favorite shirt day on Monday. On Tuesday, it was teacher appreciation day, so we could tell how much we really do love our teachers. They got a special royalty lunch that was organized by the eighth graders. On Thursday, our school went to rally day at McDonell High School. We went to Mass with many other schools and went to the dress rehearsal of the musical "The Wizard of Oz". To wrap up the week, we had student appreciation day. We had Mass in the morning. Some of the parents helped to make a special lunch for us. This was an amazing week. Thank you Catholic Schools!