Salyards seventh grade student wins second MS Spelling Bee crown
February 18, 2020
Salyards Middle School seventh grade student Shawn Ray, at microphone, correctly spelled the word irascible in the 19th round of the Middle School Spelling Bee on Feb. 13 at the Berry Center to clinch the championship. Ray won the competition for a second consecutive year.
Feb. 18, 2020—Salyards Middle School seventh grade student Shawn Ray won first place by correctly spelling the word irascible in the 19th round of the annual districtwide Middle School Spelling Bee, held Feb. 13 at the Berry Center. The win was a second consecutive for Ray, who won in the 24th round last year.
Cook Middle School sixth grade student Benjamin Trevino was the runner-up participant. Both Ray and Trevino will compete in the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee, which is scheduled to be televised Feb. 29 from the University of Houston.
“Our middle school spellers were at their very best on Thursday evening, which made our district spelling bee a resounding success,” said Sarah Price, CFISD secondary English technology curriculum coach. “The 3 1/2-hour competition went to round 18 before we had a winner followed by a spell-off for second place. All of the students were well prepared and should be very proud of their accomplishments. Thanks to our parents and teachers as well for their support of our middle school spellers. I applaud all of our participants for their hard work and dedication and look forward to seeing our CFISD champions at the Houston area bee at the end of the month.”
Salyards Middle School seventh-grade student Shawn Ray, right, correctly spelled the word irascible in the 19th round of the Middle School Spelling Bee on Feb. 13 to clinch the championship. Cook Middle School sixth grade student Benjamin Trevino finished as the first runner up.
Nearly 60 spellers will qualify for the spelling bee from across the Greater Houston area. The top two spellers will qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C., May 25-28.
Visit Houston Public Media website for more information.
The Spelling Bee champions who represented their respective middle schools at the district competition are:
|
Campus |
Participants |
Campus Coordinator |
|
Anthony |
Muniza Abdullah and Aryan Kripalani |
Amanda Mahon |
|
Aragon |
Samuel Johnson and Eileen Nguyen |
Teri Tidmore |
|
Arnold |
Jose Alvarado and Gurkiran Pandher |
Karen Green |
|
Bleyl |
Syed Hassan and Laylee Taghizadeh |
Jennifer Sorrells |
|
Campbell |
Zephanie Reyna and Leslie Pham |
Krista Hays |
|
Cook |
Benjamin Trevino and Rukayat Reza |
Antoinette James |
|
Dean |
Huy Gia Vu and Troy Khouanmuong |
Kelli Coleman |
|
Goodson |
Bob Ji and Mithun Premkumar |
Mandi Toumbs |
|
Hamilton |
William Choi-Kim and Yousuf Hussain |
Karen Cole |
|
Hopper |
Jaiden Landes |
David Weldon |
|
Kahla |
Hena Singh and Kalina Rodriguez |
Sara Lisanti |
|
Labay |
Khanh Vo and Peyton Haire |
Ellen Holzhauer |
|
Salyards |
Shawn Ray and Kwamina Onumah |
Brooke Pierron |
|
Smith |
Joshua Lee and Sahana Kuttuva |
Amy Silva |
|
Spillane |
Juzer Millwala and Alexander Gibson |
Tara Magallan |
|
Thornton |
Annemarie Watson and Julina Martinez |
Rochelle Chavis |
|
Truitt |
Michael Jung and Hannah Lotan |
Jessica Feathers |
|
Watkins |
Diego Chapa and Sabrina Sanz |
Robyn Cantara |