Spelling bee champs

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The winners of the fourth-fifth grade spelling bee are pictured above (left to right): Andy Nyikos, North Fork Montessori School, first; Baxter Waltermire, North Fork Montessori School, second; Grace Deck, North Fork Montessori School, third; Garth Knutson, Cedaredge Elementary School, fourth; and Emily Johnson, Lincoln Elementary School, fifth. Three of the top five placed in the top five last year — Andy Nyikos (who won the event as a fourth grader and again as a fifth grader), Baxter Waltermire and Emily Johnson.