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Congratulations to Burnita Chalmers, a 6th grader from Bear Creek Middle School, for winning the Barrow County School System 2023 District Spelling Bee! Burnita will represent BCSS at the Region 3 competition on Feb. 25.
The runner-up is Akwasi Opoku, a 7th grader from Haymon-Morris Middle School. If Burnita is unable to compete in the Region 3 competition, Akwasi will take her place as the BCSS representative.
We wish Burnita good luck for the next round and congratulate all of our 2023 school level Spelling Bee champions and alternates!
| School | School Winner | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| AES | Zoe Jean-Pierre | Diego Suarez-Lopez |
| BES | Skyla Liebe | Asher Jordan |
| BRES | Skarlet Moua | Jewel Song |
| CLES | Trevor Griffioen | Addison Smith |
| HES | Madison Pirkle | Cannon Lord |
| KES | Rogelio Hernandez-Robledo | Kayley Yang |
| SES | Mia Ropp | Jordyn Lester |
| WES | Timothy Stokes | Jaycee English |
| YES | Liam Kriskovic | Beaux Grisaffe |
| AIM | Hayden Tate | Makenzie Stevens |
| BASA | Emma Clements | Leo Saseun |
| BCMS | Burnita Chalmers | Abbi Cable |
| HMMS | Akwasi Opoku | Chandler Ostafin |
| RMS | Adriel Raymond | Rachel Spelic |
| WMS | Marley Healan | Olivia Jade Ornelas |
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, Dr. Pete Jones, Linda Trotter, and Tina Sorrell
- Spelling Bee Judges: Meggan McNally, Jennie Persinger, Amy Wright
- Spelling Bee Announcer: Dr. Matt Thompson
- Digital Support: James Shuler, Michael Jones, Nicole Valles
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!