Southeast Arkansas students will be among participants in the Arkansas State Spelling Bee at Central Baptist College at Conway, Saturday, March 4.
The first round of competition will begin at 9 a.m. with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to the public.
Area contestants listed by county include: Arkansas County: Khalra Sims; Bradley County: Griselda Herrara; Chicot County: Mamika Carlock; Cleveland County: Kendall Sanchez; Grant County: Grace Herndon; Jefferson County: Mary Caroline Smykla; and Lincoln County: M’Kenslee Holloway.
Students in second through eighth grades will compete in the state bee, presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Sixty county spelling bee winners will compete for the title and an all-expense-paid trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May.