Emily Templeton (10), of the Terrace School in Alexandra, discusses answers with her teammates at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
Maniototo School team members Jasmine Balloch (10) and Abby Ferdinands (9) chant their team mantra at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
McKay Wastson (11) (Left), Luke Smith (11) and Dane Morisawa (11) get themselves through the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College with the help of peanuts.
Keen spellers put pencil to paper at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
Aimee Clark (12) of Queenstown Primary School hands in her team's sheet at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
Oliver McLean (13) (left) and Toby Hart (12), of Arrowtown Primary School, draw inspiration from their mascot Rory at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
Cromwell Primary School pupils Amy Winter (11) (left), Aimee Coudret (10) and Bjork Swain (10) missed out on only 3 points out of 100 to snatch the year 5 and 6 winning spot at the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
Saavy Spellers Ben Wearing (12), Maya Bromby (11) and Andrea Javier (12), of The Terrace School in Alexandra, were not phased by the questions as they won the year 7 and 9 section of the Otago Daily Times Extra! spelling quiz at Cromwell College.
The Otago Daily Time Extra! spelling quiz, in Cromwell, 15th June, 2016.
Photos by Jono Edwards; prints available from otagoimages.co.nz
