TUPELO, Miss. — It took 16 rounds, but with the correct spelling of P-R-O-M-P-T-E-D, Victoria Long of Mooreville Middle School won the 2025 Lee County Spelling Bee at the Church Street Elementary Auditorium.
The 7th-grader advanced to the championship round after successfully spelling, W-A-V-E-L-E-N-G-T-H. She outlasted Ren Crowell of Milam.
Finishing third was Madelyn Gan Lim, a 7th-grader at Tupelo Middle School.
All three advance to the online round, which will be held February 4. From there, the top online spellers will compete at the state spelling bee in the spring.
In all, there were nine participants competing, three each from the Tupelo, Lee County, and Nettleton School Districts.
Participants:
Tupelo Public School District
Ren Crowell — Milam
Madelyn Gan Lim — Tupelo Middle School
Ronwick Clark — Lawhon
Lee County School District
Victoria Long — Mooreville Middle School
Warner Bryan — Mooreville Middle School
Derrick Williams — Verona Elementary School
Nettleton School District
Jonah Lindsey — Nettleton Elementary
Harley Robbins — Nettleton Elementary
Alex Burcham — Nettleton Elementary