Congratulations to our RCPS Spelling Bee Winner, Runner-Up, & Rockingham District Ruritans Spelling Bee Regional Qualifiers
RCPS Spelling Bee Champion Matthew Bing, Elkton Middle School
RCPS Spelling Bee Runner-Up Aliyah Mahmood, Montevideo Middle School
Other Regional Qualifiers
Jack Bentley, Montevideo Middle School
Matthew Byerly, Wilbur Pence Middle School
Jonah Clement, Cub Run Elementary School
Jet Herrick, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School
Sam Gish, Linville-Edom Elementary School
Sammy Kilcup, Wilbur Pence Middle School
Elsie Knight, Elkton Middle School
Nick Kokhan, Montevideo Middle School
Vivien Lunsford, Wilbur Pence Middle School
Jacob St. John, Elkton Middle School
These students will represent Rockingham County Public Schools at the Rockingham District Ruritans Regional Spelling Bee on March 1 at 10:00 AM at Skyline Middle School.
Other County Bee Participants
Ali Abdulzahra, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School
Tarah Alibraheem, Peak View Elementary School
Olivia Berndsen, Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Jaxon Deputy, Mountain View Elementary School
Aniyah Hoover, Plains Elementary School
Caiden Hottinger, Lacey Spring Elementary
Loukas Kallis, River Bend Elementary School
Ember Landes, South River Elementary School
Eli Malca, John Wayland Elementary School
Rayven Newton-Byrd, Fulks Run Elementary School
Ava Painter, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School
Nathaniel Bristoe Parrott, Elkton Elementary School
Maaz Shahzad, McGaheysville Middle School
Amiyah Shifflett, Ottobine Elementary School
Maleah Vejerano, John C. Myers Elementary School
Special Thanks to J. Frank Middle School for hosting the county bee, to all the countless teachers and administrators who attended in support of their students, and to the teachers, staff members, and administrators named below who volunteered for the event.
Judges
Donna Mueller, Elkton Elementary School
Karla VanGilder- Dick, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School
Drew Miller, Mt. View Elementary School
Contestant Stage Support & Exit
Amy McAvoy, Wilbur Pence Middle School
James Grix, John C. Myers Elementary School
Green Room
Mary Sonifrank, J. Frank Hillyard Middle School Librarian
Speller Supervision
Courtney Spiers, Cub Run Elementary
