Kayla Tenney Villalobos, a Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy eighth grader, is the champion of the 2023 North Idaho Spelling Bee. She is seen here spelling a word at the microphone Saturday morning in the Schuler Performing Arts Center on the North Idaho College campus.
February 12, 2023
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February 12, 2023 1:08 a.m.
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Cd'A Charter eighth grader wins 20th North Idaho Spelling Bee
A spray of confetti, a gleaming first place trophy, a check for $1,000 and a trip to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy eighth grader Kayla Tenney Villalobos reigned supreme Saturday morning to become the North Idaho Spelling Bee champion of 2023.