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N E W S R E L E A S E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2008 Contact: Communication and Media Relations, 678-301-6020
GCPS students up for the spelling bee challenge
76 Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) students will compete for one of 12 spots
as a Gwinnett County spelling champion. The students, who already have earned the title of
top speller at their local schools, will participate in the 2008 Gwinnett County Spelling
Bee. 57 Gwinnett elementary schools are participating along with 19 middle schools. The
annual event will be held January 26, 2008, in the Central Gwinnett High Theater.
Registration takes place from 7:15 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
The local school winner from each of the participating schools will compete in the
Written Bee, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Based on this competition, the top 12 spellers will
move on to the Oral Bee. The public is welcome to watch the Oral Bee immediately
following the Written Bee. The top 12 spellers also will represent GCPS in the District 3
Bee. The District 3 Bee takes place at 10:00 a.m. on February 23, 2008, at Collins Hill
High.
For more information, contact Carey McDurmon, the Gwinnett County Spelling Bee
Coordinator, at [email protected]
A list of the Gwinnett County Spelling bee participants follows.
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School Winner Grade Runner-up Grade
Alcova Elementary Andrew Carter 5 Alejandra Maldonado-Tavera 4
J.A. Alford Elementary Arsal Khan 5 Mahtab Heydari 4
Annistown Elementary Jayah Davis 5 Raven Piecinsky 5
Arcado Elementary Isaiah Pringle 5 Patrick Trent 5
B.B. Harris Elementary Lisa LaRoche 4 Zachary Benator 5
Beaver Ridge Elementary Derrick Jones 5 Tiera Young 5
Benefield Elementary Karen Nguyen 5 Jessell Salgado 4
Berkeley Lake Elementary Joel Katz 5 Risha Parikh 5
Berkmar Middle Nicolette Rumps 8 Mohammed Rahman 6
Bethesda Elementary Sally Benavides 5 Estefany Martinez 4
W.C. Britt Elementary Lauren Osborne 5 Fernando Castellanos 5
Brookwood Elementary Yinan Zheng 5 Naren Dikkala 5
Camp Creek Elementary Alex Norton 5 Abi Balajee 5 Cedar Hill Elementary Ricky Le 5 Ezequiel Mejia 4 Centerville Elementary McKenzie Cottle 4 Marissa Hudson 5
Chattahoochee Elementary Surya Narayanan 5 Rebecca Graham 5 Charles Brant Chesney
Elementary BeBe Eke 5 Vishnu Ramachandran 5
W.J. Cooper Elementary Tom Connerley 4 Mary Beth Mahaffey 5
Corley Elementary Jun Cai 5 Shequari Jessie 5
Craig Elementary Ryan Chen 5 Sean Nichols 5
Creekland Middle Kari Burden 8 Robbie Carlisle 8
Alton C. Crews Middle Elizabeth Lee 6 Shemeer Jiwani 8
Dacula Elementary Norris Davis, III 5 Ike Okoye 4
Dacula Middle Joni Weatherspoon 7 Taylor Williams 8
Duluth Middle May "Quinn" Wong 8
Duncan Creek Elementary Rodrigo Soares 5 Abby Westmoreland 5
J.G. Dyer Elementary Jarrett Keyton 4 Ryan Puszewski 5
Five Forks Middle Chenee Tracy 8 Jennifer Abrams 8
Fort Daniel Elementary Kaelyn Pettus 5 Christopher Smith 5
Freeman's Mill Elementary Kasey Bell 5 Lisette Chavez 5
Grayson Elementary Cael Cernich 4 Joseph Gunn 4
Gwin Oaks Elementary Alhad Daftardar 4 Heath Murphy 4
Harbins Elementary Jacque Evangelister 5 Wesley Remel 4
R.D. Head Elementary Zuri Kent-Smith 5 Robert Chandler 5
G.H. Hopkins Elementary Ayesa Mir 5 Faria Khon 4
Richard Hull Middle Leigh Johnson 6 Hammad Khalid 7
Jackson Elementary Thomas Haswell 5 John Koh 5
JC Magill Elementary Michael Moise 5 Connor Duggan 5
Glenn C. Jones Middle Ronan O'Brien 8 Leon Huskovich 6
Kanoheda Elementary Shawna Wilson 5 Gabriela Garcia 4
Knight Elementary Janvi Patel 4 Isabella (Camille) Goss 4
Lanier Middle Sarah Park 6 Ho Lim Lee 8
Level Creek Elementary Ruth Mang 4 Maggie Anderson 5 Lilburn Elementary
Victoria Inthirath 5 Thu Nguyen 5
School Winner Grade Runner-up Grade
Lilburn Middle Malik Alexander 6 Riley Chan 7
Dr. M. H. Mason Elementary J.J. Stewart 4 Sally Nam 4
J.P. McConnell Middle Brittany Thompson 8 Kawan Moore 8
McKendree Elementary Yoo Jung (Jenny) Kim 5 Alex Parker 5
Meadowcreek Elementary Jas Anderson 4 Wai Lee 5
Rebecca Minor Elementary Katie Elliott 4 Nathan Cherukuri 5
Mulberry Elementary Corimark Hall 5 Ryan Trindle 5
Nesbit Elementary Jordan Robinson-Terry 4 Steven Ho 5
Norcross Elementary Sarah Churvis 4 Ashley Talvo 5
Frank N. Osborne Middle Robert Marvin 8 Tracey Efianayi 8
Parsons Elementary Matthew Dalton 4 Nicholas Lockett 5
Henry Partee Elementary Charbornay Johnson 5 Kierra Ward 5
Peachtree Elementary Danny Price 5 Madison Findling 5
Pinckneyville Middle Miller Moor 7 Rachel Miller 8
J.E. Richards Middle Anna Wysocki 8 Ahmed Ali 8
Riverside Elementary Raahul Soundappan 5 Elton Lossner 5
Rockbridge Elementary Juan Sanchez 5 Oliver Cortez 4
Rock Springs Elementary Ty Kight 4 Nicole Harrington 4
Shiloh Elementary Anu Cawthon 5 Christina Atuan 5
Shiloh Middle Rheanna Hearne 8 Jack Dullaghan 6
Simpson Elementary Eunice Lee 5 Marcus Joesting 5
Snellville Middle John Garrett 7 Shaim Sherriffe 8
Susan Stripling Elementary Tahmina Mohiudden 4 Pristine Disnute 5
Sugar Hill Elementary Ashly Castillo 5 Leisiris Rosado 5
Summerour Middle Andrew Min 8 Lois Abeasi 8
Suwanee Elementary Asad Ladhani 5 Jessica Cathcart 5
Sweetwater Middle Naveed Khan 7 Jennifer Mondragon 6
Sycamore Elementary Gabby Gonzalez 4 Jade Frazier 5
K.E. Taylor Elementary Helen Chen 5 Shammah Brown 5
Trickum Middle Cory Bhowmik 6 Katherine Li 7
Walnut Grove Elementary Tyler Mahr 5 Blake Symonds 5
Margaret Winn Holt Elementary Susannah Speagle 4 Riani Nelson 4
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