On Tuesday, January 22, 7th grader Sophie Sluss won the 2019 RMS Spelling Bee by successfully spelling the word manuscript in the 31st round. 8th grader Jaden Jones finished 2nd in the bee, and Noa Duke placed 3rd. Jaden won the RMS bee as a 6th grader. Sophie and Jaden did an incredible job spelling words like tergiversation and auf wiedersehen. Sophie will represent Robertsville in regional spelling bee to be held in Knoxville in March.