Spellers Excel at Annual Bee

Congratulations to all of this year's spelling bee finalists! The 5th-8th grade competition went 24 rounds, demonstrating some exceptional spelling skills. last year's champion, Emma Gulda, once again won this year's competition. The winning word was Austronesian.

5th-8th Grades

1st Place: Emma Gulda

2nd Place: Katherine Shea

3rd Place: Simon Khouri and Branden Sandeen

Finalists: Seth Abraham, Matthew Bingham, Gemma Maul, Julius Szasz, Thomas Roberts, Christian Gappy, Hailey Camilleri, Ivanna Barragan, Mariela Brikho, Peter Stencel, Xavier Kamyszek, Brandon Fabian, Ryan Dale, Carl Szasz, Aiden Felix

3rd-4th Grades

The third and fourth graders competed for nine rounds with Trenton Yorke winning with the word: spectators.

1st Place: Trenton Yorke

2nd Place: Aubrey Motyka

3rd Place: Margaret Green, Samantha Luginski, Rayne Sickmiller, Zélie Ponce

Finalists: Zoey Motyka, Davis Walker, Lucia Pruchnicki, Elaine Westlake, Ariana Khouri, Hunter Keegan

2nd Grade

Second graders are introduced to the spelling bee with in-class competitions. Congratulations to the winners of their in-class competitions!

Miss Wildrick's Class:

• 1st Place: Abigail Mick
• 2nd Place: Francis Hostetter
• 3rd Place: Philamena Ariganello

Mrs. McGrath's Class:

• 1st Place: Ian Dziekoński
• 2nd Place: Claire Kersey
• 3rd Place: Lucy Dziekoński