The 2026 Coffey County Spelling Bee was hosted at Lebo on Wednesday, February 11th at 9:00AM. Twelve students from the county competed in the bee that concluded after 9 rounds. Callen Krueger, 7th grade student from Burlington, was determined Champion. Runner up was Maddie Bell, 8th grade student from Burlington.
Best of luck to Callen as he moves forward to the State Spelling Bee held in Salina on Saturday, March 21st!
Coffey County Spelling Bee Participants
Lebo
Meredith Davies- 6th Grade
Colleen Davies- 6th Grade
AJ Rogers- 7th Grade
Waverly
Jase Bailey- 8th Grade
Addison Drumm- 8th Grade
Lachlan Waddle- 6th Grade
Burlington
Callen Krueger- 7th Grader
Carson Oliver- 7th Grader
Maddie Bell- 8th Grader
SCC
Adelyn Miller- 7th Grade
Austin Morray- 8th Grade
Henry Miller- 5th Grade