Fifty-five students from 32 middle schools competed in the Spanish Spelling Bee, Jan. 22. Students studied close to 1,200 words from the National Spanish Spelling Bee list. Competitors could ask for the word to be repeated, defined and/or used in a sentence to help clarify the word being asked.
The winners of the Spanish Spelling Bee:
Champion - Khadedra John - Piedmont Lakes Middle School
2nd place - Valentina Martinez- Avalon Middle School
3rd place - Kamille Maldonado - Lake Como Middle School
4th place - Miguel Palacios - Hunter’s Creek Middle School
5th Grade - Nicole Frontado - Piedmont Lakes Middle School
Felicidades! (Congratulations)