Winner Kaia Liese Lehenbauer with runner-up Faith Schad. Photos contributed
Kaia Liese Lehenbauer won Local Scripps Spelling Bee for home schooled students held at Harvester Teaching Services in Springfield on Feb. 9 and will advance to the Fairfax County Spelling Bee to be held at Lanier Middle School on March 22. The first runner-up is Faith Schad and she can stand in for Liese should Liese not be able to make the county bee. The champion and first runner-up were awarded a one-year online subscription to Encyclopedia Britannica Kids.