Odessa sends 26 students to academic competition

Odessa students from third through eighth grades represented School District #105 in Reardan at the 2013 Bi-County Academic Competition last week, along with students from eight other Bi-County schools. The contest was chaperoned by Odessa teacher Jackie Allington.

The topics covered were spelling, math, speech and geography. Of the 26 Odessa students who went on the trip, eight placed in the top six of their category. Each category had anywhere from eight to 20 participants.

The eight students who placed at the competition were Emily Scrupps (first place in third-grade spelling), Destiny Germ...