Lower School Spelling Bee Goes 24 Rounds

What do hedgehog, dingoes, alibi, ogre and ostriches all have in common? They were words in this year’s Lower School Spelling Bee. Twenty-two third and fourth-graders qualified to compete in the bee on Wednesday, April 19. After correctly spelling the championship word after round 24, Ledger Halpern ’32 was named champion and Van Nguyen ’32 was runner-up. Both students battled back and forth for four rounds before the winner was decided.

In addition to Halpern and Nguyen, 20 students displayed FWCD’s core value of courage by taking the FWCD Scott Theater stage in front of their peers and families to display their spelling acumen. Congratulations to third graders Milo Green, Zaid Farr, McGwire Humble, Miller Humble, Brynn McCord, Ishana Samart, Kennedy Slataper and fourth graders Roman Braswell, Collin Haggerty, Ben Herman, Sophia Isarraraz, Griffin Galati, Tyler Ferguson, Cameron Reilly, William Shaw, Ainslee Simmons, Austin Smith, Margot Smith and Andrew Tiblets.

After correctly spelling the championship word after round 24, Ledger Halpern ’32 (right) was named champion and Van Nguyen ’32 was runner-up.