MONCKS CORNER, SC – Berkeley County School District (BCSD) held its Elementary Spelling Bees recently at Timberland High for top spellers representing schools in the upper portion of the district and on Tuesday, March 4 at Hanahan High for students enrolled at schools in the lower region of the county.
The top spellers were as follows.
Upper Elementary Spelling Bee
Third Grade Level–
- Winner: Lacey Hennessy, Berkeley Intermediate
- Other participants: Jaquan Addison, St. Stephen Elementary; Billy Gibson, HE Bonner Elementary; Ta’Asia Singleton, Cross Elementary; Michael Hickman, Whitesville Elementary; Shaleah Jenkins, JK Gourdin Elementary
Fourth Grade Level–
- Winner: Aiden Nessel, HE Bonner Elementary
- Other participants: Timothy Gill, Whitesville Elementary; Alexis Easterlin, Cross Elementary; Kamari Scavella, JK Gourdin Elementary; Andrew Hughes, St. Stephen Elementary; Amaia Lawyer, Berkeley Intermediate
Fifth Grade Level-
- Winner: Joshua Smith, Berkeley Intermediate
- Other participants: Haylee Wilson, HE Bonner Elementary; Ashanti Williams, St. Stephen Elementary; Keyshawn Limehouse, Cross Elementary; Isis Thompson, Whitesville Elementary; Damon Milford, JK Gourdin Elementary
Lower Elementary Spelling Bee
Third Grade Level–
- Winner: Christian Chapman, Boulder Bluff Elementary
- Other participants: Graycie Austin, Marrington Elementary; Seno Hasouneh, Hanahan Elementary; Ransome Hudson, Daniel Island School; James Webb, Devon Forest Elementary; Diego Carswell, Westview Elementary; Maci Sullivan Rothberg, Cainhoy Elementary Middle; Marley Rourk, Sangaree Intermediate; Ben Cahoon, Howe Hall AIMS; Jenna Green, Sedgefield Intermediate; Elsie Bailey, Cane Bay Elementary; Makenzie Solis, College Park Elementary
Fourth Grade Level –
- Winner: Seth Robinson, Howe Hall AIMS
- Other participants: Maurion Jamison, Devon Forest Elementary; Sadie Smith, Marrington Elementary; Sophia Heckman, Boulder Bluff Elementary; Kibet Mutwol, Hanahan Elementary; Julia Mullis, Westview Elementary; Denise Romelion, Cainhoy Elementary Middle; Selena Rosario, Sangaree Intermediate; Eyan Harder, Sedgefield Intermediate; Cecilia Higgins, Cane Bay Elementary; Mason Harrison, College Park Elementary; Camille FEI, Daniel Island School
Fifth Grade Level –
- Winner: Hannah Elrod, Boulder Bluff Elementary
- Other participants: Dylan Belli, Daniel Island School; Kiersten Mance, Marrington Elementary; Isabella Paras, Cane Bay Middle; Areena Makda, Westview Elementary; Bailey Pinckney, Cainhoy Elementary Middle; Faith Davis-Taylor, Sangaree Intermediate; Dyran Adkins, Howe Hall AIMS; Orrin Valdez, Sedgefield Intermediate; Johnathon Ball, College Park Elementary
