Students at area Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools competed in spelling bees last week. The bee winners, by school, were as follows:

Barnette Elementary third-grader Sanha Kim; Blythe Elementary fourth-grader Nadia Bey; Cornelius Elementary fifth-grader Chase Praegar; Davidson Elementary fourth-grader Lindsay Greene; Huntersville Elementary fourth-grader Madison Wissman; Long Creek Elementary fifth-grader Ashley Bennett; Torrence Creek fourth-grader Anne Burton; J.V. Washam fifth-grader Toomba Ahmed; J.M. Alexander sixth-grader Precious Yang; Bailey Middle eighth-grader Reagan Walker; Bradley Middle seventh-grader Heath Cosby; Davidson IB Middle eighth-grader Sharad Wertheimer.