Students at LaBarge Elementary School put on their thinking caps and rose to the occasion at the annual spelling bee on Feb. 23. Two students remained on stage at the end of the competition on Thursday afternoon. Third-grader Ezra Howard, left, captured the school championship. Fifth-grader Alexys Moceika, right, earned second place. Both spellers advance to compete at the Wyoming State Spelling Bee in Rock Springs on April 1.