AN 8TH GRADER FROM PALMA HIGH SCHOOL IN SALINAS IS THE NEW SPELLING CHAMP IN MONTEREY COUNTY. JONATHAN CAPUYAN TOOK THE TOP HONOR AT THE COUNTYWIDE SPELLING BEE THAT WAS HELD AT HARTNELL COLLEGE OVER THE WEEKEND. 53 STUDENTS, FROM ALL AROUND THE COUNT, WERE IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS.
