RACHEL AMALFITANO (bottom row, at left) won the St. Mary School spelling bee last week. She earned the title after correctly spelling the word “macrame” in the competition. Amalfitano and the six top St. Mary spellers in grades 5-8 will represent the school in the Leelanau County Spelling Bee Feb. 26 at Northport. Pictured (front row, from left) are Amalfitano; Kaelyn Tarsa, second place; and Megan Popp, third place; (back row, from left) Mary Rexroat, fourth place; Collin Platts, fifth place; Shayna Sumner, sixth place; and Ashley Grant, seventh place. Not pictured are alternates Sam Holmes and Bailey Davis.