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Heard-Mixon fifth-grader named Newton schools Spelling Bee winner
Rylan Yeager
From left, 2022 county spelling bee winner Rylan Yeager of Heard-Mixon Elementary School and runner-up Cameron Rutberg of Newton County Theme School are shown with the trophies they won. - photo by Tom Spigolon
Heard-Mixon Elementary School fifth-grader Rylan Yeager outlasted 18 other students through 17 rounds Friday to win Newton County School System’s (NCSS) 2022 District Spelling Bee.