A local youth who was able to keep her spelling correct last week took the 2022 Polk School District Spelling Bee Championship.

Piper Ozment, the daughter of Benjamin and Ashley Ozment, took first place in the district-wide Spelling Bee on Wednesday morning in competition with others around the district.

The event held on January 26 in the HON Room at the Polk County College and Career Academy saw seven competitors in total vie for the title this year, with alternates from each school waiting to step up if the school champs couldn’t participate.

Here’s a full release from the school district:

Congratulations to our 2022 Polk School District Spelling Bee winner, Piper Ozment! Piper is a fifth grade student at Eastside Elementary School and will go on to compete at the regional Spelling Bee on February 26th!We are extremely proud of all our District Spelling Bee competitors! There were two contestants representing each of the six elementary and two middle schools across Polk School District.

We would also like to recognize our Spelling Bee Caller and Judges–Sherry Foster, Kathy Carr, Debbie Ross, Andrea Sorrells, and Cindy Wright.

We appreciate your service to our students. A special thanks to our Spelling Bee sponsor: Polk County Rotary Club. We are grateful for all you do to support our students!

We are #PSDProud#psdtheplacetobe#SpellingBee2022

Competitors:

Cedartown Middle School:

Winner – Jacklynn Bozeman

Alternate – Elisabet Gonzalez-Perez

Cherokee Elementary School:

Winner – Madilynn Lancaster

Alternate – Jaxon Landrum

Eastside Elementary School:

Winner – Piper Ozment

Alternate – Alex Mendez

Northside Elementary School:

Winner – Mason Harris

Alternate – Bella Kitchens

Rockmart Middle School:

Winner – Michael Hall

Alternate – Niles Oscarson

Van Wert Elementary School Winner – Lane Slater

Alternate – Jovie Sanders

Westside Elementary School:

Winner – Marley English

Alternate – Brock Evans

Youngs Grove Elementary School:

Winner – Naomi McDonald

Alternate – Lenny Barrera Cruz