On Friday, January 26th, Bret Harte Elementary held their annual spelling bee competition after school with 28 participants in grades 3rd to 5th. Bret Harte Elementary school was made to have spelling bees, and it’s not just because of their bright students and booming library. The school’s mascot is a striped insect that mirrors the competition’s namesake…that’s right, they are the Bret Harte Bees.