Odessa students shine at academic contest in Wilbur

Odessa students in grades 3 through 8 represented their town at the 2015 Bi-County Academic Contest held March 12 this year in Wilbur. The contest was attended by eight other Bi-County schools, with students competing in Spelling, Math, Speech and Geography. Of the 29 Odessa students attending the competition, 16 placed in the top six of their category.

Third-grader Jacob Scrupps took a sixth place in Spelling.

Fourth-grader Grace Nelson also took a sixth place in Spelling.

Four fifth-graders placed in the top six: Nathan Carstensen took third place in Math, Nicklas Nelson took fourth place in...