Bellefontaine Middle School held its annual spelling bee Wednesday afternoon.

35 students in grades 6-8 competed in the bee, which was held in the library.

In the 31st round, eighth-grader Sloan Stolly correctly spelled “wok” to become the champion.

Classmate Caden Yoder was runner-up.

Both students have qualified for the Logan County Spelling Bee at the Holland Theatre on January 16th at 6 p.m.

Stolly will also take an online spelling and vocabulary test in February to advance toward the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Stolly is the daughter of Josh & Whitney Stolly.

Yoder is the son of Colin & Carrie Yoder.

Lindy Martin was the moderator at BMS.

Stephanie Fissel and Julie Kurtz were the judges.

Earlier this week, Garrett Gossard won the spelling bee at Bellefontaine Intermediate School.

Photos: Sloan Stolly wins the spelling bee.

Caden Yoder competes in the bee.

Caden Yoder (left) and Sloan Stolly

Other spellers in the bee