Schools
Yuktha Chiguripati Wins Clarke Spelling Bee
East Meadow student will advance to the regional competition at Hofstra University.
W.T. Clarke Middle School student Yuktha Chiguripati is the first-place winner of the school’s 2015 spelling bee.
As the winner, Yuktha will advance to the regional competition of the Scripps Spelling Bee at Hofstra University on Feb. 8. During the school competition to determine a regional representative, Yuktha defeated 27 contestants.
The district congratulates the following students on qualifying to compete in the annual school spelling bee:
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- Joseph Aguas
- Daphne Bower
- Roman Bueno
- Tyler Cox
- Paola Duque
- Nahla Ferere
- Frank Festa
- Thomas Gregory
- Julia Hanrahan
- Alex Hastad
- Angela Holloway
- Alvin Hsu
- Shayan Huda
- Antonio Ianniello
- Samantha Jaeckel
- Vincent Joaquin
- Patrick Masiewicz
- Emma Passariello
- Michael Paul
- Catherine Posillico
- Dylan Santos
- Anusha Siddiqui
- Christopher Stokum
- Elizabeth Tercy
- Nicole Valis
- Brendan Valverde
- Jason Varghese
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