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Raynor Country Day School Students Spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S at the Scripps National Spelling Bee School Finalinals

Raynor Country Day School students in first- -sixth grade spell S-U-C-C-E-S-S at the Scripps National Spelling Bee School Finals this week!

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Sixth-grade student, Levi Beaver, is crowned CHAMPION of the 2026 RCDS Scripps Spelling Bee! (RCDS)
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Raynor Country Day School students celebrate finalists, Blake DiSario and Levi Beaver, during the 2026 Spelling Bee. (RCDS)
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Finalists, Aamani Mandel & Addison Histand, are congratulated by fellow speller, RCDS student, Alexandra Burkly.

Congratulations to Raynor Country Day School's 2026 Scripps Spelling Bee Finalist, Levi Beaver! More than 40 students, ranging in grade from first- -sixth, participated in this year's competition. Spread over two days, the spelling students held more than 50 rounds of spelling! In addition, the very exciting final round saw heated competition between Levi and our runnerup, Blake DiSario. Congratulations were also extended to first-grade student, Aamani Mandel, and third-grade student, Addison Histand, for representing the elementary school students in the FINALS!

Levi will now go on to compete at the regional level, proudly representing Raynor Country Day School. Best wishes to Levi Beaver!

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