Congratulations to the winners of the MCSD spelling bees! Each grade level competed at Tenaya Middle School from November 6-9. They battled for hours, spelling words such as apocryphal, chiaroscuro, and somnolent. The top three finishers received trophies, and the two two from each grade at each school will go on to the county spelling bees hosted by the Merced County Office of Education in December.
Here is a list of the winners from our district bees:
4th grade: Nicholas Trinh took first place, while Lilly Lakireddy finished second, and Damian Gutierrez came in third.
5th grade: Suzan Chan earned the first place trophy, with Rene Ramirez coming in second and Keegan Rieg finishing third.
6th grade: Nikhil Parikh took home first place, while Nicole Nguyen took second, and Savanna Thomsen finished third.
7th grade: Luke Almeda finished first, while Clarenz Buyao took second and Hannah Hratchian earned third place.
8th grade: Jani Vue earned first place, with Daniel Chen taking second and Jimeah Buyao finishing third.
8th grade: Jani Vue earned first place, with Daniel Chen taking second and Jimeah Buyao finishing third.
