Congratulations to Siwanoy 5th Grader Macpherson Alderman, 8th Grader Anand Palshikar and Prospect Hill 4th Grader Drew Rosado for placing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Pelham Public Schools annual spelling bee on January 11, 2024! Macpherson and Anand now advance to compete in the Regional Scripps Written Bee during the week of February 5.
The District Spelling Bee, held in the Pelham Middle School Library, brought together the top three spellers from school-wide bees held at Colonial, Hutchinson, Prospect Hill, Siwanoy and Pelham Middle School. This year’s bee went an incredible 37 rounds – surpassing the 450 word study list that the students were provided with prior to the competition.
Students conquered words such as “dendrochronology” and “senescent” before Macpherson correctly spelled “consumerism” to take home the top prize, advancing to the Regional Written Bee for the second straight year.
We would also like to congratulate the following school-wide spelling bee winners, who competed in the District bee:
Colonial
Allison Charrier, Gr. 3
Lilah Schwartz, Gr. 3
Eva Shaw, Gr. 5
Hutchinson
LJ Casenas, Gr. 5
Armaan Verma, Gr. 5
Vivian Maiberger, Gr. 4
Prospect Hill
Drew Rosado, Gr. 4
Olivia Shkoza, Gr. 5
Emma Cronin, Gr. 4
Siwanoy
Macpherson Alderman, Gr. 5
Liam Cepler, Gr. 5
Lucy Gould, Gr. 5
Pelham Middle School
Katie Howard, Gr. 8
Anand Palshikar, Gr. 8
Malia Otondi, Gr. 8
We would also like to thank the following spelling bee coaches and contest officials, as well as the Pelham PTAs for supporting the spelling bee!
Coaches
Mr. William Chimento, Pelham Middle School
Ms. Nancy Montano, Hutchinson School
Ms. Gabby Sokol, Prospect Hill School
Ms. Amanda Sozio and Mrs. Brittney Motta, Siwanoy School
Ms. Alaura Stivala and Ms. Angela Monteleone, Colonial School
Pronouncer
Mr. Neil Schleifer, PMHS English Teacher
Judges
Ms. Lynn Sabia, Pelham Middle School Principal
Ms. Shana Goldstein, English Teacher
Ms. Sara Pinsker, English Teacher
Ms. Mariana Cordero, PMHS English/Special Education Teacher
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