Ramsey Beck, today's first place winner (left) displays his trophy alongside Will Moritz (right), who placed second.

PRESS RELEASE

Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative hosted the Hempstead County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, January 11. Districts competing were Garrett Memorial, Spring Hill and Hope.

The winners were:  First place, eighth grader Ramsey Beck from Hope Academy of Public Service who will move on to the State Spelling Bee in March. The second place winner was Will Moritz, a sixth grader at Garrett Memorial Christian School who will serve as an alternate.

Southwest Arkansas Education Cooperative provides services to nine districts in southwest Arkansas.