Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties Spelling Bee

On July 23, the Literacy Council of Bowie and Miller Counties held its annual Spelling Bee in the Truman Arnold Center on the Texarkana College campus.  Winners included: first place – Texarkana College; second place – the Children’s Advocacy Center; and third place – Fab/Co and Texarkana Parent Magazine.  Other awards were given for: Best Dressed – Fab/Co and Texarkana Parent Magazine; Most Facebook Likes – Children’s Advocacy Center; Silent Auction Sales – The Literacy Council Tutors; Most Spirited Audience – Kiwanis; and Buzz Out Award – Friends for a Cause.

Texarkana College Team - Jesse Hausler, Joe Stark, Sawyer Jones (bee) and Madeleine Russell

Kiwanis Club Teams - Trinity Godwin, James Syler, Lauren Layne, Brenda Rochelle, Sawyer Jones (bee), Jennifer Lewis, Barbara Walker, Jaxson Walker and Heather James

Literacy Council Tutor Team - Brenda Pharr, Jackie Hudson, Sawyer Jones (bee) and Beth Carlton

Fab/Co. and Texarkana Parent Team - Jill Whittington, Sawyer Jones (bee), Dani Hamblett and Traci Pitman

Children’s Advocacy Center Team - Kaleigh Dodson, Savannah Quinn, Sawyer Jones (bee) and Sharnell James