Meet Roseau's Top Two Spellers

On Monday evening at the Roseau School Theater, it came down to a couple of master spellers who competed for the bragging rights.

In a longer than usual Roseau School District Spelling Bee, it was a precipitous cliffhanger.

Yes, that is a suitable adjective.

Mrs. Gwen Sallberg served as the pronouncer while Mr. Nate Engevik, Mrs. Carla Olsen, and Ms. Ann Olson served as judges in the annual spelldown that spanned more than 90 minutes of trepidation, excitement, frustration, glee, and gloom.

Meet the Contestants

Each grade held its own spelldown to determine the top four spellers in a respectiv...