INDEPENDENT NEWSMEDIA
Urddhareta Roy of Connolly Middle School placed first in the 2023 Tempe Elementary School District Spelling Bee.
The eighth-grader will be joined at this year’s regional spelling bee by Gavin Lewis, Arredondo Elementary School, who finished in second place; Brooklin Woo Giron, Fuller Elementary School, third; Gauri Choudhary, McKemy Academy of International Studies, fourth; and Dora Facio, Carminati Elementary School, fifth.
Twenty-one students competed in the spelling bee Jan. 26 at the district offices.
The district champion and four runners-up will attend the Maricopa County Regional Bee, which will be Saturday, Feb. 11, at the McKemy Academy of International Studies.
The Tempe Elementary School District recognized the winners of each school’s spelling bee:
Aguilar Elementary School
- School Champion: Elena Olson
- Runner-Up: Aubryelle Vidal
Arredondo Elementary School
- School Champion: Gavin Lewis
- Runner-Up: Anishka Shekhar
Broadmor Elementary School
- School Champion: Wayuwita Ben
- Runner-Up: Zoe Jovanovic
Carminati Elementary School
- School Champion: Dora Facio
- Runner-Up: Malik Washington
Connolly Middle School
- School Champion: Urddhareta Roy
- Runner-Up: Kaia Brigham
Curry Elementary School
- School Champion: Melody L. White-Harris
- Runner-Up: Donavyn Hernandez
Fees College Preparatory Middle School
- School Champion: Samantha Arce
- Runner-Up: Sumayah Shah
Frank Elementary School
- School Champion: Aleef Muhammed-Porties
- Runner-Up: Patrick Kurz
Fuller Elementary School
- School Champion: Brooklin Woo-Giron
- Runner-Up: Lucia Valenzuela-Ezzre
Holdeman Elementary School
- School Champion: Cole Williamson
- Runner-Up: Anaya Hamilton
McKemy Academy of International Studies
- School Champion: Gauri Choudhary
- Runner-Up: Dimitri Phillips
Meyer Montessori
- School Champion: Lilinoe Williams
- Runner-Up: Julia Bruner
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School
- School Champion: Adnane Charrat
- Runner-Up: Key’marr Tillman
Nevitt Elementary School
- School Champion: Alan Fernandez
- Runner-Up: Chaz Castaneda
Rover Elementary School
- School Champion: Malcolm Matus
- Runner-Up: Madelyn Mondragon
Scales Technology Academy
- School Champion: Keirra Kyles-Johnson
- Runner-Up: Aiden Rojas
Cecil Shamley School
- School Champion: Attila Mady
- Runner-Up: Chelsea Uribe
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School
- School Champion: Olivia Hutchinson
- Runner-Up: Jordan Bernardo
Thew Elementary School
- School Champion: Eloisa Castillo Salinas
- Runner-Up: Ernesto Lonzano
Ward Traditional Academy
- Winner: Henry Sumrall
- Runner-Up: Shalena Luwia Garde
Wood Elementary School
- School Champion: Caleb Skacy-Daw
- Runner-Up: Lelaina Cudo