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Salena Petluri was announced the winner of the Central West Spelling Bee competition Wednesday afternoon at Sidney’s West Elementary School. Thirty-two students participated in the event and students Arik Doty and Makenzie Pettit will also be moving on to the Cheyenne County Bee in February with Salena. To compete for the three remaining spots at the county spelling bee contest students Shayla Schilz, Samantha Haddock, Johnny Hehnke, Jaren Cameron and Allison Nesbitt will participate in a spell-off this Monday.
Sidney’s West Elementary School auditorium went silent as approximately 45 parents sat in anticipation watching each of the 32 students nervously or confidently approach the microphone during the practice round of the annual Central West Spelling Bee competition this Wednesday.
Students advanced to the front of the stage when their name was called and turned toward their word pronouncer, Carla Brauer.
Brauer, who serves as the school counselor at Central and West Elementary, pronounced each word and gave a brief explanation of the terms. She used the words in a sentence for students before rep...
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