Truman Middle School to host Buchanan County Spelling Bee on Saturday

BUCHANAN COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- The Buchanan County Spelling Bee, sponsored by the St. Joseph School District PTA Council, will see 85 spellers from 20 Buchanan County schools.

The Spelling Bee will take place on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Truman Middle School, located at 3227 Olive St.

Registration will begin at 12:30 p.m, with the bee promptly starting at 1 p.m.

Spellers in 5th and 6th grade will compete in the Boys' Gym, and spellers in the 7th and 8th grade will compete in the Girls' Gym.

The top five spellers from the two divisions will move on to the finals. The top two winners overall will represent Buchanan County in the Northwest Missouri Regional Spelling Bee.

The first-place winner from the regional bee will then represent 14 Northwest Missouri Counties at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May.