Photo courtesy of the Peoria Unified School District
The Peoria Unified School District held their annual District Spelling Bee on Thursday, Jan. 16, where top spellers from across the district competed in front of their peers.
The winner of this year’s Annual District Spelling Bee is Riki Gross from Oasis Elementary School who won in the 11th round with the word “argot.”
The seven runners-up include:
• Addy Bates from Parkridge Elementary School (grade 7)
• Jazmin Garcia from Vistancia Elementary School (grade 8)
• Ryder Jones from Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School (grade 7)
• Riley Kinney from Sun Valley Elementary School (grade 7)
• Nick McGuire from Peoria Traditional School (grade 8)
• Harper Mortensen from Alta Loma Elementary School (grade 5)
• Kylee Pichl from Oakwood Elementary School (grade 8)
The Maricopa County Region 4 Spelling Bee will be held at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7 at the Glendale Elementary School District, 7301 N. 58th Ave., Glendale, AZ 85301. The Arizona State Spelling Bee will take place on Saturday, March 15 at the Madison Center for the Arts in Phoenix. Scripps National Spelling Bee held in Washington D.C. May 27-29.
