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NUACS students in grades 5-8 participated in a Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Jan. 28. For the third year in a row, eighth-grader Alex Hillesheim was the winner. Alex is the son of Jon and Shannon Hillesheim. Pictured left to right are, third place winner, Ethan Kirchberg, grade seven; Spelling Bee winner, Alex Hillesheim; and second place winner, Noah Thompson, grade seven. Ethan is the son of Randy and Monica Kirchberg, and Noah is the son of Sarah Rotering.