2026 Jefferson County Spelling Bee
The Jefferson County Spelling Bee was held on Monday, Oct. 5th, at the 4-H Building in Fairbury. The 7th and 8th graders started the morning with spelling. It was a tough competition, and in the end, Diller-Odell had one student place in the top 5 out of the 45 spellers. Josie Novotny came home with a 5th-place finish. In the afternoon, it was the 5th and 6th grades' turn. In a very long and intense afternoon of spelling, Diller-Odell once again had a top-5 speller. Claire Robeson came away with a 2nd-place finish and banner. Congratulations to all of the students who participated, and a special congratulations to Josie and Claire for their hard work.