Macon East Academy students recently participated in the AISA Spelling Bee. Jace Kendrick (4th), Lane Wallace (5th), Halyn Wren (6th), Bella Ann Spires (7th), and Eli Churchwell (8th) represented their respective grades. Eli Churchwell placed second among the eighth-grade spellers. Lane Wallace placed first for fifth grade and represented Macon East at the state spelling bee. Alternates who attended in support of their classmates were:  SJ Jemison (4th), Glen Browder (5th), Bentley Faulk (6th), Conner Wallace (7th), and Hadley Sirmon (8th).