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Sisters from Round Mountain win district spelling bee

Runner-up from Hafen Elementary, 4th-grader Wyatt Jacks. (Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times)
Runner-up from Hafen Elementary, 4th-grader Wyatt Jacks. (Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times)
Screenshot of 4th-to-6th-grade winner Nasha Ali of Round Mountain. (Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump ...
Screenshot of 4th-to-6th-grade winner Nasha Ali of Round Mountain. (Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times)
Runner-up from Manse Elementary, 5th-grader Jaycie Hayes
Runner-up from Manse Elementary, 5th-grader Jaycie Hayes
Nye County School District Learning Coordinator EL & GATE Brittney Varao addresses participants ...
Nye County School District Learning Coordinator EL & GATE Brittney Varao addresses participants in the district wide spelling bee for elementary students on Thursday, held at Pahrump Valley High School auditorium.
Screenshot of Kindergarten-to-2nd-grade winner Christina Ali, of Round Mountain. (Horace Langfo ...
Screenshot of Kindergarten-to-2nd-grade winner Christina Ali, of Round Mountain. (Horace Langford Jr./Pahrump Valley Times)
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February 4, 2022 - 10:55 am
 

Two sisters from Round Mountain took home top honors Thursday in the Nye County districtwide spelling bee for elementary students.

The first-place winner for the kindergarten-to-second-grade division was Christina Ali, from Round Mountain; the runner-up was Wyatt Jack from Hafen Elementary, in Pahrump.

The first-place winner for the fourth-to-fifth-grade division was Natasha Ali, from Round Mountain; the runner-up was Jaycie Hayes from Manse Elementary, in Pahrump.

Middle school students will compete in the district spelling bee on Feb. 10. in the Pahrump Valley High School auditorium.

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