Covington Middle School Principal Karen Staunton (left) congratulates Emily Gadd after Emily won the Alleghany Highlands Public Schools Division Spelling Bee on Thursday, Feb. 22. Emily, a seventh grader, will move on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee regional competition for Virginia on March 16 at Radford University. The runner-up in the AHPS Bee was Quinten Harris, an eighth grader at CMS. (AHPS Photo)

Emily Gadd Is AHPS Division Spelling Bee Champion   Participants in the Feb. 22 Alleghany Highlands Public School Division Spelling Bee included, from left: Hunter Baker, Jeter-Watson Elementary School; Quinten Harris (runner-up) eighth grade, Covington Middle School; Abigail Powell, sixth grade, Covington Middle School; Emily Gadd (champion) seventh grade, Covington Middle School; Liliana Maccentelli, Mountain View Elementary School; Liliana Boguess, Callaghan Elementary School; Hayleigh Dotson, Sharon Elementary School. The Bee was held at Clifton Academy. (AHPS Photo)

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