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EDUCATION
Student from Glendale school wins Peoria district spelling bee
(Peoria Unified School District)
Salem Galaviz from Marshall Ranch Elementary School in Glendale won the Peoria Unified School District spelling bee on Jan. 18.
(Peoria Unified School District)
After the Peoria Unified School District spelling bee, winners celebrate including, from left to right, governing board member Melissa Ewing, Scott Sinex, Millie Phillips, Salem Galaviz, Nick McGuire, Jaelyn Clark, Darla White, Danica Chen, Safeerah Manjra, and Dr. Teresa Hernandez
The winner of this year's Peoria Unified School District spelling bee is Salem Galaviz from Marshall Ranch Elementary School in Glendale.
Galaviz won with the word “asthmatic,” at the competition on Jan. 18.
The seven runners-up include:
Danica Chen (grade 8) from Sunset Heights Elementary School in Peoria.
Jaelyn Clark (grade 8) from Sundance Elementary School in Peoria
Safeerah Manjra (grade 7) from Oasis Elementary School in Peoria
Nick McGuire (grade 7) from Peoria Traditional School.
Millie Phillips (grade 8) from Frontier Elementary School in Peoria.
Scott Sinex (grade 8) from Vistancia Elementary School in Peoria.
Darla White (grade 8) from Sun Valley Elementary School in Peoria
The winner and the runners-up will compete in the Maricopa County Region IV Spelling Bee hosted on Feb. 8 at the district office of Washington Elementary School District, 4650 W. Sweetwater Ave., Glendale.
The winners of the regional bee will move on to the state-level Arizona Spelling Bee in March followed by the Scripps National Spelling Bee held in National Harbor, MD in the summer of 2024.
