Bellefontaine Intermediate School student Sloan Stolly, left, emerged as the champion of the school’s spelling bee last month by correctly spelling the word “eddy” in round 13. The second-place winner was Bryant Carter, right. A total of 27 fifth-graders participated in the competition. Both Sloan and Bryant will advance to the Logan County Spelling Bee Jan. 21 at Indian Lake High School. Additionally, Sloan will take an online test this month to try to continue in the national spelling bee. (BELLEFONTAINE SCHOOLS PHOTO)