Congratulations to 3rd grader Leila Alobeidy for winning the ACS annual Spelling Bee for the second year in a row. With fellow students, teachers, and proud parents in the audience, Event Coordinator and Spelling Club Advisor Jessica Martin got the Bee underway in the ACS gym among the 13 students in grades 1-8 who had advanced to the school-wide Bee by winning classroom spelling bees. The Bee went 37 rounds before Leila correctly spelled “fascist” and then clinched the victory by correctly spelling the 207th word in the competition — “ligatures.” Leila’s younger brother, 2nd grader Adam Alobeidy, placed second and 8th grader Evan Pearson placed third. Due to regional spelling bee regulations that require all participants to be in at least 4th grade, 8th grader Evan Pearson will go on to represent ACS at the South Jersey Regional Spelling Bee on March 16 at Pauline Petway Elementary School in Vineland.
The classroom finalists pictured above are: (First row, from left): Tamara Kulov (1st); Caleb Norris (1st); Colton Carney (3rd); Adam Alobeidy (2nd); Julian Calloway (4th); Thomas Potenski (4th); (Second row, from left): Gabriella Goodwin (5th); Leila Alobeidy (3rd); Autumn Loo (6th); Ryleigh Martin (7th); Jason Herrera (8th); and Evan Pearson (8th). Not pictured: Victoria Dade (5th). Pictured below as they spelled various words during the bee are: 4th grader Thomas Potenski (left), 8th grader Evan Pearson (center), and 5th grader Victoria Dade (right). Congratulations to all our student competitors. You did a super job.
