Bell Mountain Student Fourth in County Spelling Bee

Hannah Cox (far left), an eighth grader at Bell Mountain Middle School, placed fourth in the Riverside County Spelling Bee. Also pictured: Shakson Isaac (third place, San Jacinto Leadership Academy); Julian Gonzalez (second place, Western Center Academy, Hemet; Jenna-May Ingal (first place, James Workman Middle School, Palm Springs).

Eighth grader Hannah Cox, a student at Bell Mountain Middle School in Menifee, placed fourth overall today in the Riverside County Spelling Bee.

The competition lasted five hours and 39 rounds. It featured 24 elementary and middle school students from throughout the county. The winner was Jenna-May Ingal, an eighth grade student at James Workman Middle School in Palm Springs.