Westchester Intermediate School students placed first in their division at the Purdue Academic Spell competition hosted at Washington Township School on Thursday evening. The team placed first with a score of 37 and 53rd in the state overall. Members of the team are front row, left to right, Emma Broward (grade 5), Natalie Poffinbarger (5), Natalie Streeter (6), Jack Furmanek (6), and Daniel Jones (5). Back row, proctor Dan Spears, coach Stephanie Voss, Lucy Novreske (6), Hannah Beadle (5), Danny Vear (6), Ethan Dibble (6), Roxanne Schwab (6) and Principal Shawn Longacre.