2017 Pima County Spelling Bee
Winning word is "wilderness"!
The Pima County School Superintendent is proud to present the annual Pima County Spelling Bee!
1st place: Jillian Smith from Esperero Canyon Middle School
2nd place: Nihal Josyula from Basis Tucson Primary
3rd place: Beckett Ott from Cross Middle School
Congratulations to all spellers that participated today! Jillian and Nihal will represent Pima County in the Arizona State Spelling Bee on March 25,2017.
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Speller Check-in begins at 9:30 am
Starts at 10:00 am
Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind
Berger Performing Arts Center
1200 W Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ 85745
Pronouncer:
Karen Greene
Judges:
Andrew Bevington
Maria Hechanova
Tom Aldrich
County Bee Coordinator:
Daniela Siqueiros
Pima County School Superintendent:
Dustin J. Williams
Thank you to our 2017 Pima County Spelling Bee Sponsors:
Berger Center for the Performing Arts
Tuller Thorphy & Awards
Bookman’s Entertainment Exchange
2017 Pima County Spelling Bee Participants
Academy of Tucson
Cody Nelson
Air and Space Academy
Mark Mitchell
Altar Valley Elementary District
Jenna Mas
Amphitheater Unified School District
Gina Horner
Maggie Moffett
Beckett Ott
Jaden Palmer
Basis Schools
Nihal Josyula
Carden of Tucson
Bryan Lowe
Catalina Foothills Unified District
Jillian Smith
Christian Home Educators of Tucson
David Harper
Continental Elementary District
Charles Descamps
Desert Springs Academy
Jordan McHenry
Diocese of Tucson
Luke Williams
Flowing Wells Unified School District
Paige Housman
Anthony Jose Parra
Great Expectations Academy
Noah Garcia
La Paloma Academy
Corey Teta
Legacy Traditional School
Caleb Cantu
Leman Academy of Excellence
Angelica Yamamori
Marana Unified School District
Arianna Wood
Emily Duty
Christina Larsen
Brady Mau
Presidio School
Hope Greenwald
Sahuarita Unified School District
Ashton Verner
Hyrum Thompson
Satori School
Van Anderson
Sonoran Science Academy
Francesca Usis
Southside Community School
Nicole Pacheco
St. Michael’s Parish Day School
Willa Kleiner
Sunnyside Unified School District
Darinca Robinson
Ariana Zuniga
Tanque Verde Unified School District
Elizabeth Jensen
Tucson Hebrew Academy
Gabriel Ruskin
Tucson International Academy
Faith Ramsay
Tucson Unified School District
Duncan Keane
Rose Lewis
Gabrielle Paschke
Tucson Waldorf School
Cecilia Alexander-Alfie
Vail Unified School District
Rachel Blair
Jacob Osmun
Connor Leebardt