8/8/17 Literacy Council Of Tyler Hosts 26th Annual Corporate Spelling Bee by Jim Bauer & Sarah Miller
Read MoreTyler Junior College's Mike Pierce, far right, jots down the spelling of a word during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Walter Wilhelmi of Prothro Wilhelmi and Company is carries in as Superman during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Members of team Prothro Wilhelmi and Company arrive in Superman theme during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Danny Mogle of the Tyler Morning Telegraph makes a face as he approaches the microphone to spell a word during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Veronica Gilbert of Ingersoll Rand/Trane wears an Iron Man costume during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Heath Huffstetter of Tyler Pipe spells a word during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Brenda Korich of Tyler Junior College spells a word during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Sheila Austin of Henry & Peters reacts after spelling a word during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Tyler ISD's Mike Pope and Mary Russell listen for their word to spell during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Nancy Crawford, executive director of the Literacy Council of Tyler's, announces the start of their 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Veronica Gilbert of Ingersoll Rand/Trane wears an Iron Man costume and LaVera Robinson dresses as Valkyrie during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Nancy Crawford, executive director of the Literacy Council of Tyler's, announces the start of their 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Lyndsi Bible of Henry & Peters spells a word during the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Members of the Squyres Johnson Squyres and Company team dress as Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles for the Literacy Council of Tyler's 26th annual Corporate Spelling Bee at the Green Acres CrossWalk Center in Tyler Tuesday Aug. 8, 2017. Teams from Tyler area businesses dress in costumes and compete in the spelling bee as a fundraiser for the Literacy Council of Tyler, an organization that works to eliminate illiteracy through educational services. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)