Sand Hill Elementary School’s spelling bee went down to the “minute.”

Fifth-grader Christian Hodges won Sand Hill’s 2014-15 spelling bee. He correctly spelled “minute” as his final word.

Kameron Owsley was the runner-up.

All fourth- and fifth-grade students participated in spelling bees in their language arts classes, and the winners advanced to the school bee.

Other participants in the SHES spelling bee were Logan Cline, Collin Jackson, Heather Lee, Timothy Lewis, Zachery Mazzara, Trina Olive and Madison Smith.