Smithville Elementary held its annual Spelling Bee Competitions on May 8, 9, and 10. Talented spellers vied for one of the top three spots in each grade level. The winners for each grade level are:

Kindergarten:
First Place- Leo Cortes
Second Place – Zoie Ashburn
Third Place – Aila Odom

1st Grade:
First Place- Samuel Wheatley
Second Place – Keyla Meda
Third Place – Cora Cox

2nd Grade:
First Place- Elliot Barnes
Second Place Bratten Cook
Third Place – Maggie Myrick

(photos show grade level winners with Shan Burklow)

DeKalb West School announces its Students of the Month for May. Congratulations go to Fisher Phillips, Kindergarten; Landon Duffer, 1st grade; Lance Martin, 2nd grade; Ben Driver, 3rd grade; Landon Roehner, 4th grade, Haley Murphy 5th grade; Weslie McCowan, 6th grade, Patricia Gassaway, 7th grade, and Ariel Patterson, 8th grade. Students are chosen for their academic achievement, character, and other traits that make them an excellent student.

Pictured left to right front row are Lance Martin, Ben Driver, Brandon Duffer, Fisher Phillips, and Haley Murphy.

Pictured left to right back row are Principal Sabrina Farler, Ariel Patterson, Weslie McCowan, Landon Roehner, Patricia Gassaway, , and Assistant Principal Joey Agee.

Ken Tackett, a PGA Tour Tournament and Rules Official from Charleston, West Virginia, will be the featured guest on “All About Sports with Ken and Pete” Friday morning, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. on WJLE.

Tackett will be LIVE from the Players Championship at Sawgrass in Florida.

Ken graduated of the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida with a Bachelor Degree in Jazz Studies.

Prior to joining the PGA TOUR he was Executive Director of the West Virginia Golf Association where he focused on the development of the game of golf in West Virginia.

In addition to his duties with the PGA TOUR Ken is a professional musician who plays all over the U.S. with several acts including Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., winner of Americas’s Got Talent- season 6. Ken also serves on the Board of Trustees for Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia, the State’s largest hospital.

Ken is married to Tammy and has two children, Hannah and Zachary.

“All About Sports with Ken and Pete” features weekly commentary and special guests talking about baseball, golf and a variety of other local, regional, state, and national sporting events. Listeners also have a chance to win giveways during the show.

The program is hosted by Ken Lacy and Pete Ferguson, who have been associated with Riverwatch Golf & Resort and who now serve as managers of the Smithville Municipal Golf Course and Swimming Pool.

Sports fans be sure to tune in weekly for “All About Sports with Ken and Pete” Fridays at 8:30 a.m. on WJLE AM 1480 and FM 101.7 and LIVE Stream at www.wjle.com.