Spelling Bee Winners from Area Schools to Compete in Annual District-Wide Competition

12/21/2023 Bolivar, Grand Junction, Hornsby, Middleton, Toone, Whiteville

Bolivar Elementary School winners pictured (l-r): 1st Place – Mikylah Harper (4th grade), 2nd Place – Max Rimmer (5th grade), 3rd Place – Kyliee’ Wilkes (5th grade), and 4th Place/Alternate – Chartavious McNeal (5th grade).

Before closing for the winter break, schools across Hardeman County held spelling bees to choose the students who would represent their school in January at the district-wide annual spelling bee.

Bolivar Middle School winners pictured (l-r): 1st Place – Hana Alnamrani (6th grade), 2nd Place – Chloe Cordovez (8th grade), 3rd Place – Shontavius Robertson (6th grade), and
4th Place/Alternate – Tatum Lanini (8th grade).

Three winners and one alternate were chosen from participating schools, which included Bolivar Elementary School, Bolivar Middle School, Grand Junction Elementary School, Hornsby Elementary School, Middleton Elementary School, Middleton High School, Toone Elementary School, and Whiteville Elementary School.

Grand Junction Elementary School winners pictured (l-r): 1st Place – ZaYaria Miller (6th grade),
2nd Place – Makayla Anderson (4th grade), 3rd Place – Alandus Crumb (6th grade), and 4th Place/Alternate – Terrance Geanes (5th grade).

“The spelling bee was and still is a very integral instructional activity across the district to spotlight our students,” Monica Shaw, Assistant Director of Teaching & Learning Pre-K -5 with the Hardeman County School Board previously shared. “Students who place 1st place in their school’s spelling bee are eligible to compete at the regional level.”

Hornby Elementary School winners pictured (l-r): 1st Place – Libby Smith,
2nd Place – Jade Farris, 3rd Place – Neyland Hodge, and 4th Place/Alternate – Harper Pulse.

Several students who placed last year in their school spelling bee were again in the group of 32 students who placed this year. Those students are Neyland Hodge and Libby Smith (Hornsby), Alaya Robinson (Whiteville), and Chloe Cordovez (Bolivar Middle) who won the district-wide spelling bee in January 2023.

Middleton Elementary School winners pictured (l-r): 1st Place – Kynsleigh Graham, 2nd Place – Jakylee Coble, 3rd Place – Ainsley Jackson, and 4th Place/Alternate – Brantley Desmond.

The 4th Place/Alternate student will compete in the district-wide spelling bee if one of the first through third place winners is not able to participate.

Middleton Middle/Middleton High School winners pictured (l-r): 1st Place – Joshua Daughtery, 2nd Place – Miley Thompson, 3rd Place – Adalynn Maness, and 4th Place/Alternate – Anna Beatse.

The first, second, and third place winners from each school will compete in the Hardeman County District Spelling Bee, which will be held on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 6 p.m. in the Bolivar Central High School auditorium. All participants are asked to report to the auditorium by 5:30 p.m. and standard school dress code is permitted.

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