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GES student wins 2019 County Spelling Bee

Winners of the annual Pickens County Spelling Bee were presented their prizes at the end of the bee on Feb. 7. Pictured from left: Eli Dawkins of Gordo Elementary School, winner; Tammy Hall, representing the Las Amigas Club of Gordo; and Arterrica Brewer of Aliceville Middle School, runner-up.

Winners of the annual Pickens County Spelling Bee were presented their prizes at the end of the bee on Feb. 7. Pictured from left: Eli Dawkins of Gordo Elementary School, winner; Tammy Hall, representing the Las Amigas Club of Gordo; and Arterrica Brewer of Aliceville Middle School, runner-up.

BY DOUG SANDERS JR., Correspondent

Eli Dawkins, a fifth grader from Gordo Elementary School, correctly spelled the words “hundredth” and “mathematics” last Thursday morning to win the 2019 Pickens County Spelling Bee.

Six students from Pickens County gathered at the Central Office of the Pickens County Board of Education on Feb. 7 for the event.

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