Jacob is County Spelling Champ (again)

Jacob won the Sherwood middle school chess spelling tournament earlier this year and was given the chance to compete at the county (actually Northwest Oregon) level and he won. This will be his second trip to the state contest, which will be held Labor Day weekend at the state fair. Congrats Jacob!

Jacob is County Spelling Champion

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