Five Oxford Students Advance to Compete in Lafayette County Spelling Bee
Oxford, Mississippi (January 18, 2017) — Oxford fifth-grade through eighth-grade students from Oxford Intermediate School (OIS) and Oxford Middle School (OMS) competed for the top spelling bee spots during the 2017 Oxford School District (OSD) Spelling Bee on Thursday, January 12 at Oxford Intermediate School.
OSD Spelling Bee winners advancing to the 2017 Lafayette County Spelling Bee are OIS sixth grader Lola Fyke, first place; OMS eight grader Fawaz Ahmad, second place; OMS seventh grader Stratton Smith, third place; OIS fifth grader Jonas Hitchcock, fourth place; and OIS fifth grader Avaleigh Taylor, fifth place.
The Lafayette County Spelling Bee, hosted by Lafayette County School District this school year, will feature the top spelling bee winners from both Lafayette County and Oxford school districts. The county spelling bee is set for Monday, January 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Lafayette Middle School Auditorium.