The representatives for sixth grade included Juliette Vock, Sahana Vijayaraj, and Kylie Miller. The seventh grade representatives included Matthew Jansen, Nathaniel Schantz, Samuel Oyelahan, Saif Sheikh, and Jaxson Plutz. The eighth grade representatives included Chase Sanderson, Maeve Brown, and April Madison.
The Hickory Creek Spelling Bee lasted over seven rounds with Sahana Vijayaraj, Nathaniel Schantz, and Matthew Jansen as the top three finalists. Matthew Jansen won the Spelling Bee in the championship round with the winning word "rhetorical." Congratulations, Matthew!