Elementary and middle schools throughout the Lee&#x2019;s Summit R-7 School District hosted spelling bees this winter. The first-place winner from each school will advance to the Jackson County Spelling Bee. Winners from each school follow. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Cedar Creek Elementary:</strong></span> Kayler Smith, first; Isaiah McDaniel, second; and Ethan Sahudin, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Greenwood Elementary:</strong></span> Stephie Silker, first; Lindsay McMilian, second; and Alli Salamone, third.</p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Hawthorn Hill Elementary:</strong></span> Aaron Feng, first; Quinn Cox, second; and Molly Wooster, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Hazel Grove Elementary:</strong></span> Grace Shilcut, first; Natalie Temple, second; and Olivia Oppenheimer, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Highland Park Elementary:</strong></span> Meah Wilburn, first; Sophia Hoffman, second; and Samantha Schierholz, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Lee&#x2019;s Summit Elementary: </strong></span>Emily Welch, first; Taelour Thomas-Tripp, second; and Max Wohletz, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Longview Farm Elementary:</strong></span> Sam Royce, first; Sadie Baich, second; and Megan Brown, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong> Mason Elementary:</strong></span> Angela Conner, first; Rachel Conrad, second; and Kaylie Lookhart, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Meadow Lane Elementary:</strong></span> Javaunte Hawkins, first; Sammie Jo Circle, second; and Wyatt Rasmussen, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Pleasant Lea Elementary:</strong></span> Cain Ridnour, first; Emmitt Hasty, second; and Luke Harrison, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Prairie View Elementary:</strong></span> Aiden Thomas Plunkett, first; Isabell Dinsmore, second; and Hayden Terry, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Richardson Elementary: </strong></span>Zach Matteson, first; Madison Carter, second; and Maddie Terry, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Summit Pointe Elementary: </strong></span>Violet Stocker, first; Alex Fitzmaurice, second; and Kristen Bownds, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong> Sunset Valley Elementary:</strong></span> Madelyn Brooks, first; and Austin Wilson, second. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Trailridge Elementary: </strong></span>Abby Burroughs, first; Thomas Still, second; and Madison Loomer, third.</p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Underwood Elementary:</strong></span> Ashleigh Bailey, first; and Gabriel Hopper, second.</p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Westview Elementary:</strong></span> Aaiden Jones, first; Tatiana Plowman, second; and Nick Simpson, third.</p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Woodland Elementary:</strong></span> Chloe Brewer, first; Jack Doyle, second; and Trent Gibson, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Pleasant Lea Middle School: </strong></span>Avery Martin, first; and Paige Anschutz, second; and Lauren Sheeder, third. </p><p> <span class="bold"><strong>Summit Lakes Middle School:</strong></span> Allison Witt, first; Taylor Clewell, second; and Ben Hume and Jacob Schnitzlein tied for third. </p><p> The Jackson County Spelling Bee is sponsored by Mid-Continent Public Library and the Kansas City Public Library. Winner of the county bee will go on to represent Jackson County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. </p><p> The Jackson County Bee will include several levels. Each participating school will host its own spelling bee and send the winner to a county division bee. The two division bees will be held on Feb. 2 at the Kansas City Public Library&#x2019;s Plaza location and on Feb. 9 at the Mid-Continent Public Library&#x2019;s Midwest Genealogy Center in Independence. After all three rounds, the remaining spellers will advance on to the championship bee scheduled for 9 a.m. on Feb. 23 at the Kansas City Public Library&#x2019;s Plaza location.