Hempfield School District's spelling bee was held on Wednesday evening, January 25 at Centerville Middle School. Students representing each of the district's elementary schools and the two middle schools competed in the bee after winning their individual school spelling bees which were held in December and early January. Eight students and two alternates were chosen as a result of the Bee. Those students will participate in a written test in February. On Friday March 23, representatives from Hempfield as well as other county districts will compete in the Intelligencer Journal Championship Spelling Bee at Conestoga Valley Middle School at 7:00 p.m. Winners of the Hempfield Spelling Bee include Julia Campbell, Irene Cho, Ian Flood, Matt Hamers, Hope Hensgen, Cheyenne Lawrence, Ally Mumma, and Vanessa Peduzzi. Austin Glass was chosen as the first alternate and Max Grove as the second alternate.

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