Winter Break: Dec. 23 - Jan. 6
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Leilan and Alyssa with their medals after the Spelling Bee
Congratulations to Alyssa Patterson, a 5th grader from Bethlehem Elementary School, for winning the Barrow County School System 2024 District Spelling Bee on Jan. 19! Alyssa will represent BCSS at the Region 3 competition on Feb. 24.
The runner-up is Leilan Rucker, a 4th grader from Austin Road Elementary. Our third place winner is Zoey Bowick, a 5th grader from Auburn Elementary. If Alyssa is unable to compete in the Region 3 competition, Leilan will take her place as the BCSS representative.
We wish Alyssa good luck for the next round and congratulate all of our 2024 school level Spelling Bee champions and alternates!
| School | School Winner | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| AES | Zoey Bowick | Mary Frempong |
| ARES | Leilan Rucker | Nayeli Kilgore |
| BES | Alyssa Patterson | Elijah Johnson |
| BRES | Hailey Zuniga | Zyla Zing |
| CLES | Anthony Sanchez | Gavin Martin |
| HES | Edward Sprinceana | Annalyse Mikulski |
| KES | Genesis Zarco | Kalib Wood |
| SES | Liana Lee | Courtney Oliver |
| WES | Noel Gibson | Timothy Stokes |
| YES | Christopher Azanetchie | P.J. Kemp |
| AIM | Niko Boxerman-Jovel | Sebastian Olivares-Valencia |
| BCMS | Burnita Chalmers | Kyndal Williams |
| HMMS | Akwasi Opoku | Kellan Rushing |
| RMS | Aaliyah Turner | Nicholas Brookes |
| WMS | Cameron Thao | Ryland Wilson |
Special thanks to the following groups and individuals for their participation and support.
- Spelling Bee Sponsors: the GA Association of Educators and the Barrow County Association of Educators
- All school-level Spelling Bee coordinators
- Dr. Angela Moton, Shelley Fallows, Linda Trotter, and Tina Sorrell
- Spelling Bee Judges: Meggan McNally, Jennie Persinger, Amy Wright
- Spelling Bee Announcer: Dr. Matt Thompson
- Digital Support: Jakson Hensley
Also, thank you to the many individuals who make our spelling bees a success - along with all the teachers, families, and administrators who support these amazing students!