

(Left) The Ridgeway R-V students show off the trophy earned during the word hunt. The students have spent the last months looking for hidden words around the school. Mrs. De Vries’ 4th and 5th grade class took home the 3-D printed trophy thanks to the four wordologists in her class. Her students discovered 89 words hidden in the school.–Republican-Clipper photo
(Right) The six champion wordologists show off their “bling” during a word hunt at the Ridgeway R-V School. Left to right are Nick Polley, Isabella Taylor, Katelynn Polley, Kambrie Johnson, Bylee Booth, and Riley Alliet in front row.
Ridgeway, MO: The students of the Ridgeway school system were presented with a challenge to increase their vocabulary, but instead of turning to a dictionary, they instead chose to walk the school hallways.
