Middle School Spelling Bee
On the morning of January 16, middle school students, teachers, and parents gathered in Powell Theater to cheer on the 20 students competing in the 2018 Wesleyan School Spelling Bee. After 21 rounds of spelling, 7th grade student, Steven Guyer, was declared the 2018 Spelling Bee Champion, and 8th grade student, Kayla Kim, was awarded runner-up. Steven and Kayla will represent Wesleyan in the first round of the GISA Spelling Bee on February 8. Around 50 middle school students were members of the inaugural Wordsmith Club that met three times during the fall to practice spelling and learn new words. Students in the Wordsmith club took a spelling and vocabulary test, and 20 students with the highest scores then participated in the school spelling bee.
Students that particpated in the Spelling Bee were:
5th Grade
Will Jamieson, Gavin Burns, Rachel Oh, Sara Marie Miller, and Lauren Tucker
6th Grade
Brady O’Shields
7th Grade
Will Milam, Jake Rodenhiser, Luke Marshall, Miles Cleveland, Jackson Murphy, Kaleb John, Brendan O’Shields, Eva Rahman, and Steven Guyer
8th Grade
Kayla Kim, Byrne Ahrenkiel, Jeremiah Simmons, Sarah Lim, and Lindsay Godard
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5th Grade
Will Jamieson, Gavin Burns, Rachel Oh, Sara Marie Miller, and Lauren Tucker
6th Grade
Brady O’Shields
7th Grade
Will Milam, Jake Rodenhiser, Luke Marshall, Miles Cleveland, Jackson Murphy, Kaleb John, Brendan O’Shields, Eva Rahman, and Steven Guyer
8th Grade
Kayla Kim, Byrne Ahrenkiel, Jeremiah Simmons, Sarah Lim, and Lindsay Godard
