St. Francis of Assisi School eighth-grader Lauryn Grady won the Archdiocese of Louisville’s annual Spelling Bee held Feb. 12 at the Flaget Center. The runner-up was Elise Coughlan, a seventh-grader from St. Patrick School.
Lauryn has represented St. Francis of Assisi in the archdiocesan bee five times. She will compete in the Kentucky Derby Festival Spelling Bee on March 15.