BCSD Spellers To Compete In 2020 District Spelling Bee

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County School District’s top spellers will take the stage Thursday night for the annual district spelling bee.

This bee has previously been held at Berkeley High School – attendees should note this year’s event will be held in Cane Bay High’s auditorium at 6 p.m. Spectators are welcome to come to attend as room allows.

Thirty-eight of the district’s top spellers in fifth through eighth grade will compete for the district title. The top 12 finishers will represent the district in the regional spelling bee, Spellbound!, with an opportunity to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

While competing, students are allowed to ask for the definition and the origin of the word they are spelling, and can also ask to hear it in a sentence.

The following students will participate in this year’s district spelling bee:

Jose Alarcon, eighth grade, Sangaree Middle

Abigail Bailey, seventh grade, Sedgefield Middle

Taylor Boney, eighth grade, Philip Simmons Middle

Keil Dane Bongalonta, eighth grade, Westview Middle

Jayden Bryant, sixth grade, Macedonia Middle

Ahmia Davis, seventh grade, Cross High

Charlie Edwards, seventh grade, Macedonia Middle

Donovan Gadsden, eighth grade, Westview Middle

Danielle Gehringer, fifth grade, Philip Simmons Middle

Makayla Hampton, eighth grade, St. Stephen Middle

Ashton Hayden, seventh grade, Cane Bay Middle

Yolanda Higareda, eighth grade, Hanahan Middle

Kenneth Howell , sixth grade, Cross Elementary

Collin Humphries, eighth grade, Sangaree Middle

Danny Huynh, seventh grade, Hanahan Middle

MacNeil James, Jr., sixth grade, St. Stephen Middle

Olivia Jay, seventh grade, College Park Middle

Tyler Johnson, seventh grade, College Park Middle

Liana Kim, seventh grade, Marrington Middle School of the Arts

Dominick Lampkin, eighth grade, Cross High

Braeden LaRoche, eighth grade, Daniel Island School

Ashley Lian, eighth grade, Westview Middle

Kelis Lincoln, seventh grade, Philip Simmons Middle

Elliott Lord, eighth grade, College Park Middle

Daniel Lundblad, seventh grade, Cane Bay Middle

Maelyn Nance, sixth grade, Berkeley Middle

William Reagan, eighth grade, Cane Bay Middle

Sebastian Rendon, eighth grade, Marrington Middle School of the Arts

Ansley Riddle, eighth grade, Berkeley Middle

Ayanna Simmons, eight grade, Sedgefield Middle

Mia Stone, sixth grade, Marrington Middle School of the Arts

Langley Stroble, sixth grade, Daniel Island

Cassidy Thomas , seventh grade, Macedonia Middle

Teaundra Thompson, eighth grade, Berkeley Middle

Kayleen Torres, eighth grade, Sangaree Middle

Timetria Ward, eighth grade, Sedgefield Middle

Avery Womble, seventh grade, Hanahan Middle

Matthew Young, eighth grade, Daniel Island School

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