4th grader Gabriella Goodwin (pictured above, first row far right) will be representing ACS this Saturday, March 10, in the South Jersey Regional Spelling Bee at Folsom Elementary School. She will be one of 43 students competing for the opportunity to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Maryland in late May.
ACS held its own spelling bee on February 23 among 11 students in grades 1-8 who had won classroom spelling bees. In the ACS bee, which went 27 rounds with 158 words spelled, 2nd grader Leila Alobeidy took first place, 4th grader Amelia D’Anna placed second, and Gabriella and 3rd grader Nathanael Thompson tied for third. Because of family commitments and National Spelling Bee rules that require contestants to be in 4th grade or higher, the honor of representing ACS in the regional bee went to Gabriella. The students who placed 1st through 3rd in the ACS Spelling Bee, are pictured above, from left: Leila Alobeidy, Amelia D’Anna, Gabriella Goodwin, and Nathanael Thopmson.
We’re proud of all our top spellers. The other students who competed in the ACS spelling bee were: Adam Alobeidy (1st grade), Matthew Coates (2nd grade), Kalee Tardif (3rd grade), Christy Park (5th grade), Ryleigh Martin (6th grade), Daniella Ajayi (7th grade), and Faith Gracia (8th grade).