70TH WASHINGTON CO. SPELLING BEE TUESDAY

  

Students around Washington County will compete tonight (Tuesday) to be named the county’s best speller.

The 70^th Washington County Spelling Bee will be held starting at 6 p.m. at the Brenham High School Auditorium.

The winner tonight will advance to the Bee Brilliant: HCC Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 28^th and compete at a regional level.

The public is invited to attend the Washington County 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

• Destinee Crathers, 3rd grade student, daughter of Charlotte Flores
• Brantley Evans, 4th grade student, son of Heidi Evans
• Hugo Soto, 3rd grade student, son of Hugo and Victoria Soto
• Alternate: Grady Curtis, 4th grade student, son of Chris and Sarah Curtis

Burton ISD

• Amiya Jumper, 5th grade student, daughter of Andrea and Boris Jumper
• Hoyt Smith, 3rd grade student, son of Kristyn and Brian Smith
• Wyatt Southard, 5th grade student, son of Heather Southard and Brock Southard
• Alternate: Kash Spencer, 3rd grade student, son of Rachel Spencer

Brenham Elementary School

• Leonardo "Veto" DiCandio, 3rd Grade student, grandson of George and Randa Allie
• Riley Supak, 4th Grade student, daughter of Michelle Sanchez and Cody Supak
• Omar Urquidez, 3rd Grade student, son of Omar and Marleni Urquidez
• Alternate: Dylan Vance Kmiec, 4th Grade student, son of Teresa Kmiec and the late Stephen Vance

Brenham Junior High School

• William Hefferly, 8th grade student, son of Abby and Andy Hefferly
• Silas Johnston, 7th grade student, son of Jennifer and Jeremy Johnston
• Braylan Wynn, 8th grade student, son of Brittany and Christopher Wynn

Brenham Middle School

• Cash Crampton, 6th grade student, son of Hannah and Lucas Crampton
• Luke Lechler, 5th grade student, son of Genna and Chad Lechler
• Everett Westfield, 6th grade student, son of Krystyna and Heath Westfield
• Alternate: Jennifer Rodriguez-Gomez, 5th grade student, daughter of Maria Manzarares and Daniel Rodriguez

Citadel Christian School

• Tessa Gregory, daughter of Joseph and Ashley Gregory
• Jackson Lusk, son of Jonathan and Katherine Lusk
• Hattie Nelson, daughter of Shane and Erin Nelson
• Alternate: Alistair Simone, son of Caleb Simone and Ariel Simone

First Baptist Church School

• Aiden Austin, 5th grade student, son of Roland and Natearah Austin
• Molly Eberly, 6th grade student, daughter of Chad and Kristen Eberly
• John Sao, 5th grade student, son of Robert and Rita Duck

Krause Elementary School

• Everett Gonzales, 4th grade student, son Brandon and Molly Gonzales
• Seth Kapchinski, 3rd grade student, son of Brandon and Jordan Kapchinski
• Andrew SanFillipo, 4th grade student, son of Hope Burkhart and Joseph SanFillipo
• Alternate: Hadley Fridye, 2nd grade student, daughter of Christian and Megan Fridye

St. Paul’s Christian Day School

• Kenley Coston, 4th grade student, daughter of Brenda and Lyle Coston
• Ellie Alfred, 4th grade student, daughter of Lauren and Kurt Alfred
• Olivia Gor, 4th grade student, daughter of Kirby and Troy Gor
• Alternate: Natalie Gor, 1st grade student, daughter of Kirby and Troy Gor

Master of Ceremonies: Mrs. Kristie Sternadel

Pronouncer: Mrs. Nancy Oertli

Judges: Ms. Donna Logan, Retired Teacher, Brenham ISD; Mrs. Vicki Curry, Superintendent, Burton ISD; Kathleen Bedrich, Teacher, First Baptist Church School