Knox County’s top spellers will unite on Wednesday for a chance to represent the county at the annual Kentucky Derby Spelling Bee this spring. The Bee will be held on Wednesday, February 8, 10am, at the Board Annex in Barbourville.
Twenty four (24) students representing elementary and middle schools in Knox County Public Schools and Barbourville Independent Schools will be participating. Each has placed first or second in their school level bee. School level top spellers include:
| School Name | First Place School Winner’s Name | Second Place School Runner-Up’s Name |
| Barbourville Elem | Jacob Osborne | Megan Jordan |
| Barbourville Middle | Paige Smith | Miranda Smith |
| Central Elem | Jathen Blalock | Camron Williams |
| Dewitt | Abigail Mills | Amanda Roark |
| Flat Lick | Steven Partin | Jaylynn Fain |
| Girdler | Breauna Yates | Tiana Nakonechny |
| Jesse D Lay | Jayce Stewart | Tyler Mills |
| Knox County Middle | Jacob Barnard | Andrew Sizemore |
| Lynn Camp Elem | Shanna Lewis | Brendan Oberman |
| Lynn Camp Middle | Dylan Wells | Abby Miller |
| GR Hampton | Nick Sanders | Waylon Fraizer |