On Tuesday, March 19, 32 students will compete in the annual Scripps Spelling Bee state competition held at Saint Michael’s College’s McCarthy Recital Hall in Colchester. The winner will advance to the national competition in late May.
The contest starts at 3:30 p.m. and will be livestreamed by Channel 17 / CCTV. Follow along with the video below.
Pronouncer: Jessica Moos
Judges:
Scott Giles, Vermont Student Assistance Corp.
Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Vermont Humanities Council
John Reilly, VTDigger board member
Participating schools and their spellers:
Albany Community School, Thomas Saladin
Arlington Memorial, Audrey Robinson
Barre City Elementary/Middle School, Seth Almand
Barre Town Elementary School, Ryan Allen
Barton Graded School, Grace Wilson
Bethel Elementary School, Shyanne Ensminger
Brighton Elementary School, Archer Beth
Camels Hump Middle USD #17 (Richmond), Katherine Hashem
Charleston Elementary School, Ella Romero
Charlotte Central School, Emma Metzler
Christ the King School (Burlington), Renzo Pizzagalli
Crossett Brook Middle School USD #45 (Waterbury), Grace (Carolyn) Casey
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School (S. Burlington), Tanmaye Nazre
Good Shepherd Catholic School, Maida Stahler
Harwood Union Middle UHSD #19, Beckett Kahn
Hinesburg Elementary School, Jora Kring
Lyndon Town School, Cassandra Vanderhoof
Main Street School (Montpelier), Raghav Dhandi
Middlebury ID #4 School, Lila Cook Yoder
Middlebury Union Middle School, Luke Bleich
Newbrook Elementary School, Jacob Ziegner
Orwell Village School, Clara Young
Ottauquechee School, Flynn Moreno
Richford Junior/Senior High School, Dana McGraw
Rutland Intermediate School, Maura Thompson
Shaftsbury Elementary School, Jack La Pointe
Shelburne Community School, Stella Ewald
Stowe Middle/High School, Milla Smith
The Riverside School (Lyndonville), Donovan Randall
Thetford Academy, Louise Downey
Tunbridge Central School, River Terami
Waterford Elementary School, Sofia Limoges
Last year’s state winner was Raghav Dhandi of Montpelier, who will be competing again this year.
The contest is made possible in part by Milne Travel and VSAC. Production partners include Saint Michael’s College, Vermont Principals Association, Vermont Humanities Council, and VTDigger.
