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<p>Hope Compton, the runner-up at the Flathead County Spelling Bee, reacts after finding out that she can compete in the Treasure State Spelling Bee. Compton along with the spelling bee winner Allison Miller and third-place finisher Jaden Attard qualified for the statewide bee that will be held in Billings on March 21. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

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Spelling trio advance to state competition
February 26, 2015 7:23 p.m.

Spelling trio advance to state competition

There was no wavering with uncertainty when Whitefish Christian Academy seventh-grader Allison Miller spelled the winning word “fluctuation” Thursday at the Flathead County Spelling Bee.