68TH WASHINGTON CO. SPELLING BEE THURSDAY
Students will compete tonight (Thursday) to be named the best speller in Washington County.
The 68th Annual Washington County Spelling Bee will be held at the Brenham High School Auditorium beginning at 6 p.m.
Tonight’s winner will move on to the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee to be held on March 23rd.
The public can either attend the spelling bee in person or listen to KWHI’s live broadcast on AM 1280, FM 101.7 and kwhi.com. KWHI has been a sponsor of the spelling bee since its inception in 1955, and has provided cash prizes to the top three spellers at the event each year.
This year’s spelling bee participants include:
Alton Elementary School
- Christopher Lewis, 4th grade student, son of Selena Cerda and DeQuincey Lewis
- Cash Crampton, 4th grade student, son of Luke and Hannah Crampton
- Everett Westfield, 4th grade student, son of Heath and Krystyna Westfield
- Alternate: Zachary Williams, 4th grade student, son of Charles and Lakeisha Williams
Burton ISD
- Hadlee Reed, 6th grade student, son of Vernon and Michelle Reed
- Levi Hirsch, 6th grade student, son of Dale and Ashlee Young
- Layton Meyer, 5th grade student, son of Wayne Meyer and Harrison and Amanda Harl
- Alternate: Meri Odom, 4th grade student, daughter of Buck and Jamie Odom
Brenham Elementary School
- Gracyn Kaminski, 4th grade student, daughter of Joshua and Brooke Kaminski
- Adam Soliz, 4th grade student, son of Jimmy and Samantha Soliz
- Joseph Hordge, 3rd grade student, son of Mayshallisa Madison
- Alternate: Sierra White, 4th grade student, daughter of Spencer and Elaina White
Brenham Junior High School
- Eleanor Bunger, 7th grade student, daughter of Dave and Karen Bunger
- Aubrey Morrison, 8th grade student, daughter of Mark and Haley Morrison
- Harper Castillo, 8th grade student, daughter of Ruben and Priscilla Castillo
- Alternate: Laynee Appling, 8th grade student, daughter of Michael and Amy Appling
Brenham Middle School
- Carter Smith, 6th grade student, son of Ronan and Alexis Smith
- Will Hefferly, 6th grade student, son of Andrew and Abigail Hefferly
- Oluwasefunmi Oruwa, 6th grade student, daughter of Olushola Awaiye
- Alternate: Cecilia Schluens, 5th grade student, daughter of Cody and Amanda Schluens
Citadel Christian School
- Emma Forman, 5th grade student, daughter of Dave and Julie Forman
- Braeden Brewster, 7th grade student, son of Chris and Meagan Brewster
- Hudson Forman, 4th grade student, son of Dave and Julie Forman
- Alternate: Sam Parich, 4th grade student, son of Sam and Leigh Parich
First Baptist Church School
- Halston Hynes, 6th grade student, son of David and Lauren Whittington and Shane and Rya Hynes
- Garrett Shelton, 5th grade student, son of Ross and Lauren Shelton
- Conner Symington, 4th grade student, son of James and Amanda Symington
- Alternate: Brooklyn Meech, 6th grade student, daughter of Adam and Leslie Meech
Krause Elementary School
- Lane Dreyer, 4th grade student, son of Kevin and Alison Dreyer
- Madison Fridye, 4th grade student, daughter of Christian and Megan Fridye
- Reese Phillips, 4th grade student, daughter of TJ and Nikki Phillips
- Alternate: Presley Parker, 3rd grade student, daughter of Stephanie Tyler and Seth Parker
St. Paul’s Christian Day School
- Kenley Coston, 2nd grade student, daughter of Lyle and Brenda Coston
- Izabella Flores, 3rd grade student, daughter of Josh and Alexis Flores
- Lilah Joswiak, 4th grade student, daughter of Christina Pfeffer and Scott Joswiak
Master of Ceremonies: Mrs. Kristie Sternadel
Pronouncer: Mrs. Nancy Oertli
Judges: Ms. Donna Logan, Retired Teacher, Brenham ISD; Dr. Edna Kennedy, Superintendent, Burton ISD; Mrs. Sheila Suders, Head of School, Citadel Christian School