District-wide Spelling Bee A Success

From Pelham Schools: Sixth grader Milan Otondi won the first annual Pelham Public Schools district-wide spelling bee with Colonial students Evan Kaplan (3 rd grade) and Kira Findikyan (5 th grade) placing 2 nd and 3 rd respectively.

During the month of May, students in grades 2-8 in the four elementary schools and middle school competed in bees at their respective buildings. The bee was broken into two divisions, grades 2 and 3, and grades 3-8 (third grades could choose their division). The winners from grades 3-8 at each school competed in the District-wide bee.

Congrats to the school winners:
Colonial
Gr. 3-5
Julia Findikyan (Gr. 5)
Kira Findikyan (Gr. 5)
Evan Kaplan (Gr. 3)
Gr. 2-3
Jake Boyle
Lindsey Simpson
Reese Cristea
Hutchinson
Gr. 3-5
Shriya Garg (Gr. 5)
Niamh Lawless (Gr. 4)
Anthony Vu (Gr. 4)
Gr. 2-3
Eve Drinkwine
Cody Tran
Zik Obudulu
Prospect Hill
Gr. 3-5
Hannah Engram (Gr. 4)

Gianluca Polenzani (Gr. 5)
Stella Winter (Gr. 5)
Gr. 2-3
Matthew Sze
Julie Sakhrani
Frankie Hinton
Siwanoy
Gr. 3-5
Henry Brandler (Gr. 5)
Annika Roy (Gr. 3)
Nishika Singh (Gr. 3)
Gr. 2-3
Nishika Singh
Aanika Roy
Pelham Middle School
Sophia Des Marais (Gr. 8)
Matthew Michailoff (Gr. 6)
Milan Otondi (Gr. 6)
Nishika Singh
Aanika Roy
Special thanks to New York State Assistant Attorney General Janice Powers for serving as the pronouncer and to judges Rev. Paul Seelman, Pastor at Huguenot Memorial Church, Debra Stern, Director of the Amani Charter School and Pelham Education Foundation Board Member, and Augusta Turner, Librarian for the Pelham Public Library.

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