Students from a record-breaking 51 schools competed in the 66th annual Yuma County Spelling Bee at the Historic Yuma Theater on Wednesday. Eighth-grader Alessia Garcia from San Luis Middle School won the competition after she correctly spelled "mistletoe." Click here to read more on the spelling bee.
Alec Villegas, an eighth-grader at Southwest Junior High School, watches as another contestant in the 2012 Yuma County Spelling Bee spells a word Wednesday morning on stage at the Historic Yuma Theatre.
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