Avery Cameron News Today

Cumberland schools crowns first-ever winner of virtual spelling bee But to compete in the official bee, he had to wait two years. When Zachary’s shot came, he did not miss. On Friday, the VanStory Hills Elementary School student beat three of the county’s other top spellers to punch his ticket to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, usually held in Washington, D.C. The championship word was “girder,” an iron or steel beam. Zachary is the son of Jeffrey and Rachel Thurnher and older brothe...