Contributed photoWhitfield County Schools held its elementary school spelling bee on Dec. 6. Front row, from left, are Luke Horne (fourth place, Westside), Carson Cline (second place, Beaverdale), Brier Hall (first place, New Hope), Lindy Hester (tied for third place, Varnell) and Aidan Smith (tied for third place, Cohutta). Back row,  Jackie Lopez (Antioch), Monica Triana (Cedar Ridge), Bilal Sheikh (Dawnville), Andrea Padron (Dug Gap), Abril Cruz (Eastside), Adriel Rios (Pleasant Grove), Dawson Gates (Tunnel Hill) and Fernando Ornelas-Luna (Valley Point).