New and familiar faces show up at Spelling Bee
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New and familiar faces show up at Spelling Bee
We had the District Spelling Bee last night and it was amazing as always, going 47 rounds and clocking in at just over four hours!!
Our top spellers are:
- 1st Place - Shrivatsa Murugan, Stargate School
- 2nd Place - Sriman Reddy, Stargate School
- 3rd Place - Aadhya Muthukumar, Hulstrom K-8
The 11 additional spellers that will be advancing to the state qualifying test on February 20 are:
- Riyaan Ambardekar, Stargate School
- Reece Blair, Prospect Ridge Academy
- Anya Dotson, Hulstrom K-8
- Adele Gray, Westlake Middle School
- Aiden Orozco, Prospect Ridge Academy
- Sahil Sainani, Hulstrom K-8
- Lavanya Sethi, Hulstrom K-8
- Reyansh Tandon, Prospect Ridge Academy
- Amelie Thye, Northglenn Middle School
- Aashrith Totakura, Stargate School
- Jamie White, Hulstrom K-8
A very special thanks to the following school spelling bee sponsors for all of their hard work. Spelling Bee is not an easy undertaking!!!
- Hulstrom K-8 - Mandy Festi
- Northglenn Middle - Leslie Schaub and Michelle Stahl
- Prospect Ridge Academy - Kelly Anderson and Carrie Kelly
- Stargate School - Lisa Zelinger Cohen and Jennifer Hanna
- Westlake Middle - Carrie Queenin
To Kristi Sampson for our use of The Studio School!
And to our amazing volunteers at the event!
- Suzanne Carroll - Pronouncer
- Susan Shuyler - Judge
- Lori Bailey - Judge
- Hope Garcia - Record Keeper
This story exemplifies our ELEVATE Focus Area: 21st Century Learners. Sharing stories of students who collaborate, think critically, problem-solve and are digitally literate to thrive in today’s ever-changing world.
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