An overview of the contestants.
Carrie Jewiss (13), of Kavanagh College ponders a question.
Looking for an answer is the Columba College team year 9 team of (from left): Laura Barton (13), Chloe Anson (13), and Annabel Drummond (13).
The two winning teams were (at left): Caitlin Casey-Stevens (14), Ashleigh Simpson (14), Elisabeth Larson (14), from Taieri College; and Alex Gibbs (13), Ben Davies (13), and Luke Bridgman (13), from Bayfield High School.
The Otago Daily Times Extra! secondary schools' spelling quiz was held at Otago Girls' High School. Photos by Craig Baxter available from otagoimages.co.nz.