Ayers advances to fourth round at national bee

Fort White eighth grader ties for 79th nationally.

  • Fort White Middle School’s Tucker Ayers competes in the preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this past week. (COURTESY SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)
    Fort White Middle School’s Tucker Ayers competes in the preliminary round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this past week. (COURTESY SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE)

    WASHINGTON — A Fort White Middle School student advanced to the fourth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week.

    At the national bee in Washington D.C., Fort White Middle eighth-grader Tuck…