Education

Gilbert, Higley students advance to regionals in spelling bee

Gilbert Public Schools qualifiers for the regional spelling bee are, from left, Tom Sollis, Meridian Elementary, fourth place; Maggie Hammer, Highland Park Elementary, fifth place; Eleanor Davis, Highland Junior High, eighth place; Vaishnavi Shah, Gilbert Classical Academy, second place; Lauren Aguilar, Gilbert Elementary, first place; Jonah Webb, Superstition Springs Elementary, seventh place; Joshua Mantanona, Desert Ridge Junior High, sixth place; Austin Richards, Patterson Elementary, third place.

Courtesy Gilbert Public Schools

Winners from the Gilbert Public Schools and Higley USD spelling bees are getting ready to compete in the Region 6 Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The GPS competition went 20 rounds Jan. 23 at Campo Verde High School to get eight finalists and declare a winner.

The winner was Lauren Aguilar of Gilbert Elementary, who finished third last year. The winning word was "trudged."

You must be a member to read this story.

Join our family of readers starting at $5 for your first month and support local, unbiased journalism.

Already have an account? Log in to continue.

Otherwise, follow the link below to join.

I am anchor

Education

Gilbert, Higley students advance to regionals in spelling bee

Courtesy Gilbert Public Schools

Posted Saturday, February 8, 2025 10:15 am

Chandler Center for the Arts
250 N. Arizona Ave.
Chandler, AZ 85225
Phone: 480-782-2680
View larger map

EDUCATION

Tonalea, Ingleside students out spell peers at SUSD bees

Achievement

Kyrene students headed to the Maricopa County Regional Spelling Bee

education

Oasis Elementary student wins annual Peoria Unified Spelling Bee

Independent Newsmedia

Winners from the Gilbert Public Schools and Higley USD spelling bees are getting ready to compete in the Region 6 Spelling Bee on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The GPS competition went 20 rounds Jan. 23 at Campo Verde High School to get eight finalists and declare a winner.

The winner was Lauren Aguilar of Gilbert Elementary, who finished third last year. The winning word was "trudged."

Other qualifiers were Vaishnavi Shah, Gilbert Classical Academy; Austin Richards, Patterson Elementary; Tom Sollis, Meridian Elementary; Maggie Hammer, Highland Park Elementary; Joshua Mantanona, Desert Ridge Junior High; Jonah Webb, Superstition Springs Elementary; Eleanor Davis, Highland Junior High.

Ryan Prawira Trigno, left, and second-place winner Shyla Abreu will represent Higley USD at the regional spelling bee. (Courtesy Higley USD)

Courtesy Higley USD

Higley held its competition among 22 spellers from across the district Jan. 9. Ryan Prawira Trigno, a seventh-grade student from Cooley Middle School, won, and Shyla Abreu, a seventh-grade student from Sossaman Middle School, finished second. Both qualified for the regional competition.

The finalists will head to the Region 6 Spelling Bee at 9 a.m. Feb. 12 at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

Two winners from that event will go to the state level in March, and the winner will compete in May at the 100th Anniversary of the Scripps National Spelling Bee.