2019 SPELLING BEE CONTESTANTS ANNOUNCED
The field of contestants has been announced for Thursday’s 64th Annual Washington County Spelling Bee.
The Spelling Bee will be held at Alton Elementary School in Brenham, starting at 6 p.m. The top three spellers will receive cash prizes from KWHI, a proud sponsor of the event since its inception.
This year’s participants include:
Alton Elementary:
Hannah Shahzad
Josiah Bello
Lyla Blake
Alternate – Samantha Blanchard
Brenham Elementary:
Molly Jackson
Alden Luna
Tahviya Phillips
Alternate – Claire Huff
Krause Elementary:
Brock Benker
Khamden Hutchinson
Corbin Brooks
Alternate – Zakirah Anderson
Brenham Middle School:
Sadaf Shireen
Brett Campbell
Vicente Reyes
Alternate – Valentina Canales-Ponce
Brenham Junior High:
Lia Gonzalez
Drew Hart
Cole Tran
Alternate – Uyen Le
First Baptist Church School:
Garrison Covin
Sabrina Covin
Cade Schroeder
No Alternate
Burton Elementary:
Maleek Bibby
Rhett Livingston
Mason Helton
Alternate – Sadie Faithaur
Burton Junior High:
Liesha Aguilar
Peyton Franklin
Cannon Manley
Alternate – Justin Walker
St. Paul’s Christian Day School:
Gabriel Miller
Aidan Keller
Sadie Royer
Alternate – Laney Schovajsa
Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Jamey Johnson
Caller: Diana Hodde
Judges: Loyce VanHook, Brenham ISD; Kathleen Bedrich, First Baptist Church School; Dr. Edna Kennedy, Superintendent of Burton ISD
The public is invited to attend the Spelling Bee, or listen to KWHI’s live broadcast with Craig Montana, on AM 1280, FM 101.7, and kwhi.com.