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Matheny is top speller at Andrews

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Jamen Matheny

Jamen Matheny is the winner of Andrews Elementary School’s spelling bee.

Matheny is a fifth grader in Luke Moreland’s class. He correctly spelled the word “acetone“ to win.

Matheny is the son of Patty Myers and Tom Matheny.

The runnerup is Kenzie Gamlin. Gamlin is also a fifth grader in Moreland’s class. She is the daughter of Scott Gamlin and Micki Beekman.

The spelling bee lasted 20 rounds with Matheny and Gamlin competing against each other for five rounds before a winner was decided.