Gadsden student wins state spelling bee

Joshua Kelly

Gadsden Middle School’s Joshua Kelley correctly spelled the word “Macedonian” to become the first state spelling champion from Gadsden City Schools.  His next stop will be the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 25-31 in Washington, D.C.  Joshua made it to the state level after winning a 79-round Etowah County Spelling Bee that largely was a duel with Westbrook Christian Elementary’s Micah Blisard. It was Joshua’s second straight county championship.