INEZ — The Martin County School District announced the 2022 District Spelling Bee winners.

The event was held March 30 at Martin County High School, where Schools Superintendent Larry James presented trophies to the winners.

The 2022 winner was Maddy Goble, a fifth grader from Inez Elementary School.

The second-place finisher was Jonah Alley, a fourth grader from Warfield Elementary.

Morgan Allen, a fifth grader from IES, won third place.

IES fifth grader Jossi Hunt finished fourth.

The fifth-place winner was Aaliyah Moore, a sixth grader from Eden Elementary.

Students had lunch at Cloud 9 Café and enjoyed a tour of the Big Sandy Regional Airport.