(18th Annual Regional Imperial County Spelling Bee)....It was held late last week.

It was hosted by the Imperial County Office Of Education and was held in the Jimmie Canno Theater at Southwest High School. There were 51 competitors representing 27 schools. It all came down to Julia Nunez of Ballington Academy. She correctly spelled the word Boisterously. She was awarded the trophy as the new Imperial County Spelling Bee Champion. Not only did she win the trophy, she also won a trip to Washington D.C. to compete at the Scripps National Spelling Bee from May 30th to June 1st.