Five Kalona siblings recently participated in the National Bible Bee held in Orlando, Florida. Joshua, Denver, Taylor, Hudson and Elizabeth Bontrager qualified for the competition in August. In the junior division, Denver placed third winning a $10,000 scholarship from The Shelby Kennedy Foundation. Taylor placed fourth in that division and won a $3,000 scholarship. In the senior division, Joshua came in fourth and received a variety of scholarships valued at $29,000. The contest involved reciting memorized bible verses, as well as completing a written exam on a book from the bible.