Advances to County Competition
This year's Spelling Bee winners celebrate following the event. Pictured with Superintendent Josh Arnold are, from left, first-place finisher Elisabeth Chu of Farragut Elementary School; second-place finisher Joshua Lea of Farragut Elementary School; and third-place finisher Hayley Dowdell of Culver City Middle School.
Elisabeth Chu stood tall and confidently spelled the word T-H-R-O-M-B-O-S-I-S to take home the 12th Annual Culver City Unified School District Spelling Bee title on January 30 at Linwood E. Howe Elementary School.
The fourth grader from Farragut Elementary School finished atop 23 other spellers – four students from each of the district's five elementary schools and Culver City Middle School competed.
Chu also took home a first-place trophy and a $200 cash prize courtesy of The Fineshriber Family Foundation, which sponsored the event. She will advance to the Los Angeles County Spelling Bee, which will be held on March 29 at Almansor Court, 700 S. Almansor St., in Alhambra. The winner of that competition will advance to the statewide spelling bee in Sonoma in May.
Wendy Hamill, President of the Culver City Education Foundation, on behalf of The Fineshriber Family Foundation, also presented a trophy and $150 in cash to second-place finisher Joshua Lea, a fifth-grader from Farragut; and a trophy and $100 in cash to third-place finisher Hayley Dowdell, a sixth-grader from Culver City Middle School.
In addition, each participant received a certificate of commendation signed by the District's superintendent congratulating him or her on reaching the Spelling Bee finals.
For a video of the Chu spelling the winning word, please visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xyYvberigU&feature=youtu.be
Congratulations to all of the Spelling Bee finalists:
Culver City Middle School
Hayley Dowdell • Samuel Gerstmann
Zachary Kronlage • Lily Tun-Brown
El Marino Language School
Elijah Gelin • Julia Marcus
Daphne Munger • Jasmin Pablo
El Rincon Elementary School
Logan Ball • Harper Mehl
Nazira Paul • Jade Tanchauco
Farragut Elementary School
Elisabeth Chu • Tessa Farrell
Kayden LaPalm • Joshua Lea
La Ballona Elementary School
Sarah Abobaker • Shawn-J'Nee Hemphill
Sebastian Lott • Wyatt Stoner
Linwood E. Howe Elementary School
Tristan Contaoi • Miles Facher
Salma Ibrahim • Lily Maxson
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