Submitted by Ruthanne Dolezal
Kootenai Valley Christian School hosted the Association of Christian Schools’ International (ACSI), district spelling bee on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. Students from Spokane, Wash. and Sandpoint, Idaho traveled to Libby to participate. Staff from Valley Christian School, Summit Christian Academy, Southside Christian School, Sandpoint Christian School and Kootenai Valley Christian School officiated the ACSI spelling bee.
Spelling bee winners from Kootenai Valley Christian School included:
First Grade
1st Place Caelan Gray
4th Place Lilyanna Harcourt
Second Grade
1st Place Thorin Nixon
Third Grade
2nd Place Zoe Warner
4th Place Ignacio Guerra
Fourth Grade
3rd Place Augustine Bailey
Fifth Grade
3rd Place Warren Paulsen
4th Place Aaron Thomas
Seventh Grade
4th Place James Warner
Eighth Grade
4th Place Mikaliana O’Rourke
In the ACSI district spell-off for fifth through eighth grade contestants, Aaron Thomas from Kootenai Valley Christian School placed third. He thereby qualified to compete in the ACSI regional spelling bee which will be held in Battle Ground, Wash. later this month.