Students raise $12,500 during spell-a-thon

Hacker Middle School Principal Nikki Cruser talks to the school's fifth graders during last week's assembly. Photo by Brian S. Orban

Students at Hacker Middle School raised roughly $12,500 this month as part of a fundraiser that encourages academic excellence while benefitting their respective classrooms.

The school's annual spell-a-thon started last month as fifth and sixth students prepared for a 100-word test based on high-frequency writing words middle school students use in normal conversations, according to Principal Nikki Cruser.

These youngsters then gathered pledges from family and friends based on the number of words these students correctly spelled.

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