Christopher Smith, a second-grader at Washington Elementary School, concentrates Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, while spelling a word during the school’s spelling bee in the school’s gymnasium. The winner, fourth-grader Layla Bailey, will represent the school in the Washington County Spelling Bee in January. Fourth-grader Rhett Kirksey is the school’s runner-up and alternate. Visit nwaonline.com/211222Daily/ for today's photo gallery.
(NWA Democrat-Gazette/Andy Shupe)
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