Wed, 02/17/2016 - 11:45 am

BILL PEARSON

These 12 Edgecomb Eddy Students participated in the school spelling bee on Friday, front row, from left, Rebecca Fassett, Ross Gaffney, Catherine Clifford, Aidric Canada, Elisabeth Wallace, Charlotte Abello, Isabella Morton. Back row, from left, Finnegan Gaffney, Wesley Edgecomb, Arlen Carleton, grade six, Kayden Ames, grade five; Ryan Clark, grade five. Clark won the spelling bee and Fassett was the runner-up. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register .

Fifth grader Ryan Clark, right, won the Edgecomb Eddy School Spelling Bee on Feb. 12 and second grader Rebecca Fassett was the runner-up. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register

Fifth grader Ryan Clark won the Edgecomb Eddy School Spelling Bee Feb. 12 by defeating 11 opponents. Clark won the bee by spelling “amazon” correctly in the eighth round. Second grader Rebecca Fassett nearly won the bee in Round 6. She correctly spelled “notebook,” then Clark misspelled “concocted.” The rules require the champion to spell two consecutive words correctly. Fasset misspelled “scorned” and the bee continued.

In Round 8, Fassett misspelled “slipper.” Clark won by spelling “register” and “amazon” to claim the title. The Edgecomb Eddy School Spelling Bee included grades 1-6 co-champions. Other participants included Ross Gaffney, second grade; Catherine Clifford, fourth grade; Aidric Canada, third grade; Elisabeth Wallace, third grade; Charlotte Abello, first grade; Isabella Morton, first grade; Finnegan Gaffney, fourth grade; Wesley Edecomb, sixth grade; Arden Carleton, sixth and Kayden Ames, fifth grade.