St. John’s School hosted its annual school-wide spelling bee on Thursday, February 2 in the school gym. Sixteen students from 3rd to 8th grade took on each other to a spelling competition. Students representing their classes included:
3rd Grade Representatives
- Olivia Hoang
- William Fee
- Amos Huynh
4th Grade Representatives
- Paloma Cook
- Rayne Hancock
5th Grade Representatives
- Doris Chang
- Zahna Whitehead
6th Grade Representatives
- Erica Zheng
- Bella Huang
- Stefani Megino
7th Grade Representatives
- Mia Aguigui
- Noah Alvarez
- Grace Kwak
8th Grade Representatives
- Alwyn Lin
- David Lujan
- Oliver Schaumann
After nine rounds of spelling, 6th grader, Bella Huang, emerged as the top speller with the word contemporary. Battling it out for the alternate position were Oliver, Mia, and Noah. The second-place winner was awarded to 8th grader, Oliver Schaumann, after correctly spelling the word solidarity. Bella will represent St. John’s School at this year’s Scripps Regional Bee, with Oliver being the alternate.
Judging the school spelling bee were teachers, Tahanae Perez, Ivan Pineda, Denise Mathews, and Kathy Yang.
Congratulations to everyone who supported and participated in this year’s spelling bee competition!
To watch the Spelling Bee coverage, click here.
St. John's School, Guam 