Congratulations to 4th grader Madelyn Petrinec for winning our school Spelling Bee on February 17, rising to the top spot among 21 competitors from the 1st to 8th grades after 2 hours and 43 rounds of competition. Madelyn will move on to represent ACS at the Scripps South Jersey Regional Spelling Bee in Vineland on Saturday, March 12. We’ll be rooting for you, Madelyn!
Coming in second place was 7th grader Garrett Martin. 4th grader Tamara Kulov placed third, staying in the Bee through the first 21 rounds. Garrett and Madelyn then went head to head for another 21 rounds before Garrett misspelled “Chelonia” and Madelyn correctly spelled “justaucorps.”
Parents, teachers, and students were on hand in the gym to watch the bee and applaud between rounds. The 21 students from the 1st to 8th grades who competed in the bee had either won or placed runner up in classroom bees held in January.
Under the guidance of Spelling Bee Advisor Jessica Martin, the students had a month to prepare for the all-school bee by studying a list of 450 words provided by the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Martin was also the pronouncer for the Bee.
The top 21 spellers who competed in the Bee, by grade level, were:
- 1st Grade: Grigory Kagramanov, Molly Klinetob, and Carson Myers
- 2nd Grade: Alexander Dimashi, Grace Petrinec, and Olivia Smith
- 3rd Grade: Caitlin Doucett, Sofia Huezo, and Khaleesi Nyanankpe
- 4th Grade: Joey Kinch, Tamara Kulov, and Madelyn Petrinec
- 5th Grade: Mia Gaffney, Gaebriel Hahn-Chaney, and Reese Resnick
- 6th Grade: Matthew Coates and Caelyn Domsic
- 7th Grade: Caedyn Hahn-Chaney and Garrett Martin
- 8th Grade: Marcus Anderson and Gabriella Goodwin
