On Friday, January 8th, fourteen students from fourth and fifth grades competed in the A.C.E.S. School-wide Spelling Bee. The fourteen participants were selected because they were the first place winners in their Classroom Spelling Bee. Several rounds were completed before the two finalists were identified. The first place winner was Monica Saucedo. The second place winner was Alexis Dubberly. Monica went on to compete in the Appling County System-wide Spelling Bee at the Board of Education on Tuesday, February 2nd.
Monica Saucedo, Spelling Bee Winner
Monica Saucedo, Winner; Alexis Dubberly, Runner-Up
Participants included: Ariah Pettit, Chloe Boatright, Monica Saucedo, Italia Ortiz, Alexis Dubberly, Mikaela Walls, Riya Patel, Stephanie Valtierra, Tyra Fedrick, Jeffrey Heller, Jalicia Brinson, David Diaz, Jasmin Sebastian, and Brisa Hernandez