The winner of this year’s bee is Kamille Nuque, an seventh-grader at Needwood Middle School. Julia Knight, an eighth-grader at Glynn Middle School, will serve as the alternate.
The winning word was astringent.
NOTE: The Region 8 District Spelling Bee will be held on Feb. 22, followed by the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) State Spelling Bee on March 21.