Fifth-grader Jayden Rettinger overcame the competition letter by letter and claimed the Haines School Spelling Bee crown last week for the second consecutive year.
Rettinger, 10, clinched his victory with correct spellings of “incoherently” and “innovator” during the Feb. 8 competition.
The only word that Rettinger struggled with during the nine rounds of competition was “arrest,” a fact both he and his mother found ironic since dad Jason Rettinger is a police officer.
Pronouncer Mark…