The Academic Spell Bowl team, coached by Mrs. Mikovetz, finished third at the annual Northwest Hoosier Conference Invite held at Lowell. Lowell spelled 35 words right, just behind River Forest at 36 and the champions, North Judson, at 38. The Red Devils defeated Rensselaer, LaLumiere, North Newton, and Kankakee Valley, who were distant runners-up.
Leading the way for Lowell were Bella Funk, Hailey Baran, and Jack Gangwisch.
Funk spelled 8/9 words correctly, making her the highest-scoring speller from any school at the Invite. Baran was just behind with seven words spelled correctly, and Gangwisch chipped in with five. Funk spelled words right like varlet, impresario, and vestigial. Only etymological tripped her up.
Lowell’s next Spell Bowl competition is November 1st when they’ll compete against several area schools for a chance to make it to the Purdue state finals.
Alyssa Andriese, Hannah Cano, Sophia Emery, Hailey Fox, Katelyn Luttrell, Makalyn Patrick, Ryleigh Potat, and Jacquelynn Van Der Linde round out the team.
