The 2026 Dewey County Spelling Bee was held in Vici’s Jerald Shaw Auditorium on January 12, 2026. A total of 39 students participated, representing the Leedey, Seiling, Taloga, and Vici school districts. The 2026 Dewey County Spelling Bee Champion is Samuel Holcomb, an eighth-grade student at Leedey Public Schools. The runner-up is Grady Harrel, a sixth-grade student at Vici Public Schools. The competition toward the end of the bee was extremely competitive, and the bee extended to 27 rounds! The final four participants included a speller from each school:finishing in third place is Kiowa Fisher from Seiling, and in fourth place is Charlotte Brooks from Taloga.
Participants by school:
Leedey: Audree Boren, David Craig, Luke Holcomb, Jacob Sands, Lilah Leach, Emma Hammer, Easton, Thompson, Lannyn Clinesmith, Kennedi McFall, and Samuel Holcomb
Seiling: Kenley Daugherty, Archer Rutz, Jagger Worman, Maria Garcia, Rustyn Whitacre, Lauren Cole, Luke Duffy, Lane Paris, Brecklyn Duffy, and Kiowa Fisher.
Taloga: Killian Parks, Brennon Case, Kyson Fox, Raelynn Chance, Rylynn Fox, Charlotte Brooks, Lily Spann, Landry Smith, and Brynlee Yates.
Vici: Stella Harrel, T.J. Cox, Tra Harmon, Jimmy Vinyard, Grady Harrel, Bowdy Mitchell, Shade Castor, Kalli Ostrom, Ian Beck, and Araylie Todd.
