BIRD DOG ROSS, age 64, flew away on August 28, 2020, with his children, Justin and Holly, and youngest brother, Shorty, by his side. He passed away in his home
ATLANTA â A Henry County middle school student is among 20 championship finalists who will compete later this month in the Georgia Association of Educatorsâ State Spelling Bee.
Normally this time of year, itâs announced that students will soon be spelling words like âdevitrification,â âjotnian,â and âreascendancy.â This year students, including Ananya Augustine, a seventh-grader from Eagleâs Landing Middle School, will be competing through computer clicks. Augustine was last yearâs state runner-up.
The challenges that COVID-19 has presented in Georgiaâs public school classrooms, by association, have also made this past year challenging for those participating in their local and county spelling bees. The Scripps National Spelling Bee did provide a virtual platform in late 2020 for those schools and systems that could not hold their bees in-person. There were some technical glitches and platform anxiety all the way through t