JES held its third annual Spelling Bee on November 13th, 2018. Third grader Garner Spain bested 31 other spellers to become this year’s champion. Last year’s runner up, fourth grader Ryan McIntire, repeated in second place and second grader Gautham Renjith finished in third. Congratulations to these spellers, along with all of our contestants listed below.
Adolfo Acosta | Gautham Renjith | Kyra Thompson | Ryan McIntire |
Aiden Findley | Gavin Cook | Layla Najafabadi | Sebastian Burgess |
Angel Yoder | Harshitha Kandothillam | Layla White | Sophie Hurlburt |
Anijah Mclemore | Henry Slusser | Lindsay McGee | Sophie Spain |
Avalon Hurt | Ivin Jino | Matias Morales | Sujata Bharadwaj |
Emilio Ortiz | Jane Grayson | Omolade Buraimoh | Swara Khonde |
Gabriel Dominguez | Jillian Grimes | Polina Vrzheshch | Trevin Jackson |
Garner Spain | Kathryn Wade | Rodney Northington | Za’marion Waters |