Superintendent Joe O’Bryan posed with St. Joseph Elementary School, Bowling Green, Principal Jan Lange who took the job of organizing the 2002 Diocesan Spelling Bee and seeing that everything went well. In front here are the winners of the two divisions of the Diocesan Spelling Bee: at left, Raegan Wempe, sixth grader from St. Ann Interparochial in Morganfield; at right, Kathleen Thomspon, seventh grader from Owensboro Catholic Middle School. Mel Howard Photo

Grades 4-6: St. Angela Merici: Taryn Thompson; St. Ann Interparochial: Raegan Wempe (First Place winner); Catherine Spalding: Lauren Thomas; Christ the King: Chelsea Dickerson; Francis R. Cotton: Lee Ann Wells; Holy Angels: Jacob Kamuf (Second Place winner); Holy Name School: Kate Kirkpatrick; St. John: Johnny Killenberg; St. Joseph, BG: Caroline Simpson; St. Joseph, Mayfield: Adam Carrico; Mary Carrico Memorial: Courtney Howard; St. Mary Elementary: Gayle Dunlap; St. Mary Middle: Kyle Tincher; St. Mary of the Woods: Bridget Gray; Sts Peter and Paul: Katie Holmes; St. Romuald Interparochial: Jenna Jarboe Mel Howard Photo

Grades 7 & 8: St. Ann Interparochial: Rachel Buckman; Christ The King: Claire Dorris; Holy Name School: Mason Johnson; St. Joseph School: Daniel Brantley; St. Mary Middle: Sara Chen; St. Mary of the Woods: Ben Morris; Owensboro Catholic Middle School: Kathleen Thompson (First Place Winner); Sts. Peter and Paul: Josh Jolissaint; St. Romuald Interparochial: Kevin Arnold; Mary Carrico Memorial: John Tong (Second Place Winner) Mel Howard Photo