Education

Fort White 8th grader reaches National Spelling Bee quarterfinals

Tucker Ayers, an eighth grader at Fort White Middle School in Columbia County, advanced to the quarterfinals of the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. after passing a written test in the third round. Ayers correctly spelled “Zemi” and identified a synonym for “assiduous” among the rounds completed so far. Of the 247 total contestants, 150 had been eliminated heading into Wednesday’s quarterfinal competition.

Sources: The Gainesville Sun · WCJB TV20