Bonnie Essner, an eighth-grade student at St. Augustine School in Kelso, recently won the local round of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1996 Spelling Bee.
Students at the school competed in the spelling bee. Fourth-grader Katie Ressel was the winner at the primary level.
Essner, daughter of Robert P. and Karla Essner, will compete in divisional rounds sponsored by Sikeston Middle School.
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