Wells, Pope Students Place 1st, 2nd in Elementary Spelling Bee
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Wells, Pope Students Place 1st, 2nd in Elementary Spelling Bee

February 10 2023

Wells Elementary School fifth grade student Edelynn Tang won first place by correctly spelling the word pituitary in the 10th round of the annual CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee, held Feb. 1 at the Berry Center. 

Wells Elementary School fifth grade student Edelynn Tang correctly spelled the word pituitary in the 10th round to win the CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee on Feb. 1.
 

Pope Elementary School fifth grade student Srihita Tadepalli was the runner-up. Both Tang and Tadepalli will represent CFISD at the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee, scheduled for March.

Holmsley Elementary School fifth grade student Noah Murillo participates in the annual CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee. Murillo, along with 55 other campus representatives, were named champions of their respective campus spelling bees.
 

“Each of our campus spelling bee champions shined brightly at the district spelling bee,” said Gaye Stuchly, CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee coordinator. “Their preparation, hard work and determination were obvious as they spelled one challenging word after another. They should all be extremely proud of their accomplishments.”

The top two spellers from the regional bee will qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in National Harbor, Md., May 30-June 1.

Andre’ Elementary School fifth grade student Jourdain Kormah participates in the annual CFISD Elementary Spelling Bee. Kormah, along with 55 other campus representatives, were named champions of their respective campus spelling bees.
 
The following campus spelling bee champions represented their elementary schools at the district competition:
 

Campus

Name

Grade

Adam

Anika Bhat

4

Andre’

Jourdain Kormah

5

Ault

Mahek Ibraheem

4

Bane

Nirvana Zefina Vasquez

3

Bang

Isabella Thompson

5

Birkes

Carly Vaughn

5

Black

Connor Singer

5

Copeland

Jose Montoya

5

Danish

Paul Robertson

5

Duryea

Kennedy Phillips

3

Emery

Noah Fernandez

4

Emmott

Starlette Becker

5

Farney

Terrel Shepherd

5

Fiest

Saina Reva

3

Francone

Rosalie Chen

4

Frazier

Lexi Clinton

5

Gleason

Sahasra Chaturvedula

4

Hairgrove

Xin-Yue (Alicia) Lee

5

Hamilton

Shuyao Chen

5

Hancock

Gilad Scott

4

Hemmenway

Dulcie Orebajo

4

Holbrook

Taylor Tran

3

Holmsley

Noah Murillo

5

Horne

Emma Tran

5

Jowell

Angelina Lee

5

Keith

Cannon West

5

Kirk

Hannah Shin

4

Lamkin

Kaleb Greyberg

5

Lee

Sydney Nguyen

5

Lieder

Addison Chaney

5

Lowery

Tanya Baraya

4

A. Robison

Ashish Belani

5

M. Robinson

Toni Odenwenwa

5

Matzke

Luke Kurday

4

McFee

Umair Shaikh

4

McGown

Eli Lindholm

4

Metcalf

Abdul Abejide

5

Millsap

Jonah Hosten

5

Moore

Ritu Parayitham

5

Owens

Natalie Ho

4

Pope

Srihita Tadepalli

5

Post

Aaron Trevino

5

Postma

Ameena Issaka

4

Reed

Kacy Ho

4

Rennell

Aryan Eamani

4

Sampson

Vansh Pradeep

3

Sheridan

Naomi Okosun

3

Swenke

Kerman Togar

4

Tipps

Angel Nguyen

4

Walker

Adrian Marin

3

Warner

Alexandra Manapsal

5

Wells

Edelynn Tang

5

Willbern

Aland Ngo

4

Wilson

Ivy Baird

4

Woodard

Aldo Herrera

3

Yeager

Alyse Bosch

3

 

Source: Cypress-Fairbanks ISD



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