Published on November 9, 2022
Yesterday, on November 9th, we held our annual Middle School Spelling Bee.
This year’s Spelling Bee was composed of 36 students, 20 from the Middle School and 16 sixth graders from across all four elementary buildings. The Spelling Bee judges were Mrs. Bernstein (John Beck), Mrs. Young (John R. Bonfield), Mrs. Colino (Kissel Hill), and Mr. Eakin (Lititz El). The competition Coordinator was Mrs. Moschini (Middle School) and the Pronouncer was Mr. Joe Lacombe.
The 16 elementary students who participated earned their way into the Spelling Bee by being one of the top four finalists at their buildings’ Spelling Bee.
The students who participated were:
Kissel Hill:
Cooper Hayes
Anna Shirk-Stoltzfus
Lincoln Jeanes
Isaac Hinton
Bonfield:
Tristan Clouse
Jillian Carlson
Travis Desimone
Sunny Diorio
Lititz El:
Asher Smoker
Carlos Vazquez
Alaina DePaul
Riley Thomas
John Beck:
Makenna Stoner
Jon Poole
Noah Kneisley
Josiah Hardie
Middle School:
Remington Cremer
Trent Goodhart
Avery Smith
Corinne Hamilton
Cody Rodgers
Ben Rohrer
Izek Polonia
Capri Shoemaker
Kensi Courchesne
Logan McDevitt
Aliyah Tyson
Zac Lutz
Ella Libhart
Kamren Wharton
Shepherd Todd
Miriam Jackson
Daniel Wood
Levi Sell
Dorothy Andrews
Aaron Morgan
After nearly 10 rounds, Makenna Stoner (John Beck) was crowned the winner after spelling the word ‘Cirrhosis’ correctly.
Congratulations to Makenna as well as the three other finalists, Cody Rodgers (Middle School), Tristan Clouse (John R. Bonfield), and Avery Smith (Middle School).
Next up for these spectacular spellers; the Semi-final written test which will take place on Sunday, January 22, 2023.