MATTOON -- According to Mattoon eighth-grader Max Carter, the words aren't the toughest part of winning a spelling bee -- it's the nerves. "The key is to keep calm, because when your nerves get to you ...

Marianna Middle School held its school Spelling Bee on Thursday, Oct. 29. Twenty-seven students participated in the competition. The winner was Bishop Bosland, 7th grader, and the runner-up was Ben ...

MATTOON (JG-TC) — The top spelling bee winners from Charleston, Mattoon and Oakland middle schools will compete in the Coles County Spelling Bee at 6 p.m. today in the Fred Hash gymnasium at Mattoon ...

Summer Hagelin, 2011 MMS Geo Bee winner, with runner up Wade Coulson in front and history teachers Curtis George and Sarah Spegel in back. STEVENSVILLE Summer Hagelin, eighth grade, won the Matapeake ...