CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPIONS

CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPIONS
You’re Invited
Students listed below are class or school winners of spelling bees
in 15 North Florida counties. The Florida Times-Union congratulates each
winner and thanks the principals, coordinators and parents for their
participation. Fifteen county champions* will compete for the regional
championship at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 19, at the Main Library,
303 North Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville, with the public invited to
attend free of charge. The Times-Union is proud to carry on its tradition of
sponsoring the Regional Spelling Bee for 67 years with the expectation that
students will improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies and become
better readers.
Alachua County
Bradford County
Bradford Middle
Alachua Elementary
Delon Harper
Madison Ragsdale
Summer White
Alachua Learning Center
Brooker Elementary
Hari DePeno
Destiny Jones
Archer Elementary
Tylor Callan
D. J. Burton
Hampton Elementary
Community Christian Homeschoolers Elementary Makayla Carter
Morgan Bradley
Bryce Bizub
Christian Life Academy
Lawtey Community
Whyatt Warnock
Stephen Rosier
Community Christian Ryan Fishburn
Homeschoolers Secondary Southside Elementary
Pierce Tolar*
Micah Wright
Cornerstone Academy Kenedi Mangol
Elementary
Starke Elementary
Sammy Cousins
Shamya Young*
Cornerstone Academy
Jeffery Tyson
Secondary
Hannah Whitaker
Clay County
Duval Elementary
Annunciation Catholic
Zakari Harris
Cody Wolfenbarger
Finley Elementary
Argyle Elementary
Brett Geunes
Ty Moring
Forest Grove Christian
Charles E. Bennett Elementary
Academy
Shane Ballesta
Ashlyn Givens
Clay Hill Elementary
Foster Elementary
Justine Lemon
Ohemaa Peprah-Asante
Coppergate Elementary
Ft. Clarke Middle
Jonah Jefferson
Alyssa Hines
Doctors Inlet Elementary
Gainesville Country Day
Noah Volz
Lee Ginder
Fleming Island Elementary
Glen Springs Elementary
Allison Smith
Daniel Samraj
Grace Episcopal Day School
Hidden Oak Middle
Karleigh Kirilloff
Emma Porter
Green Cove Springs
High Springs Community
Junior High
Olivia Dickert
Danielle Barrie
Howard Bishop Middle
Grove Park Elementary
Casey Jones
Sebastianie Avril
Idylwild Elementary
Home School
Abdulrahman Abdullah
Sydney Hayes
Kanapaha Middle
Keystone Heights Elementary
Soomin Cho
Lianna Norman
Lake Forest Elementary
Keystone Heights Junior High
Shedrick Burley
Austin Hopkins
Lincoln Middle
Lake Asbury Elementary
Jessica Lee
Gabby Flores
Littlewood Elementary
Lake Asbury Junior High
Elizabeth Helton
Nikki Aguirre
Mebane Middle
Lakeside Elementary
Jachyria Keith
Lanie Richards
Millhopper Montessori
Lakeside Junior High
Gibson Rumsey
Thomas Rustin
Oak Hall
McRae Elementary
Alexandra Ro
Jessica Reese
Oak View Elementary
Middleburg Elementary
Meenali Patel
Makita Esdale
Oak View Middle
Montclair Elementary
Ethan Harris
Wesley McCann
St. Patrick
Oakleaf Junior High
Anna Chiriboga
Katarinna Refuerzo
Shell
Oakleaf Village Elementary
Kayla Adkins
Dearnez Smith
Sweetwater Branch Academy
Orange Park Junior High
Aubriana Strawder
Benjamin Welkenbach
Talbot Elementary
Plantation Oaks Elementary
Bryan Rowe
Alyssa Manaois
Terwilliger Elementary
R.M. Paterson Elementary
Stephanie Lopez
Aubrey Townsend
Westwood Middle
RideOut Elementary
Alyssa Strickland
Miranda Chesney
Wiles Elementary
Ridgeview Elementary
Steffi Shew
Isabelle Vendt
Williams Elementary
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary
Grace Fang
Sammy Park
Shadowlawn Elementary
Baker County
Noah Matthews
Baker County Middle
St. Johns Country Day
Anjani Good
Lavanya Aprameya
Jacob Bennett
Swimming Pen Creek
Clayton Bureau
Shelby Wallace*
Chris Eldridge
Thunderbolt Elementary
Ivy Dalton Williams
Sofia Hagan
Mary Elledge
Tynes Elementary
Shelbie Martin*
Kirsten Sutherland
Jade Lambert
W. E. Cherry Elementary
Lauren Steinmeyer
Grant Connor
Shelby King
Wilkinson Elementary
Naji Williams
Haley Pugh
Mason Loadholtz
Wilkinson Junior High
Matt Butcher
Allyson Pickren
Christy Crews
Caleb Crews
Columbia County
Abigail Carpenter
Columbia City Elementary
John McElroy
Matthew Hunter
Paxton Wilson
Covenant Community School
Jessie Cox
Rebecca Duncan
Jarrett Barton
Eastside Elementary
Lailan Padgett
Katelind Hobby
Jacob Carter
Five Points Elementary
Grace Rhoden
Armani Dorsey
Callie Wheeler
Fort White Elementary
Matthew Chrisholm
Shelby Dubose
Laura Lee-Hayden
Fort White Middle
Keller Intermediate
Michael Conners
Delaney Harvey
Lake City Middle
Amaya Figuero
Aislyn Justice
Joshua Jones
Melrose Park Elementary
Molly Waters
Walker Lord
Caleb Crews
Niblack Elementary
Kevin Padgett
Zuka Mabior
Garrett Sanville
Pinemount Elementary
Ashlynn Parsels
Christian Chiong*
Ming-Trang Nguyen
Richardson Middle
Carliya Jefferson
Eva Kirby
Krystyn Kingsley
Summers Elementary
Jeslyn Estep
Andrew Porter
Daneille Hardin
Westside Elementary
Braioun Ruise
Sarah Katherine Lewis
Taylor Dyal
Taylor Conner
Roy Clark
Duval County
Alimacani
Ryan Christopher Bennett
Assumption Catholic
Maeghan Elizabeth Pettus
Arlington Middle
Rebecca Lindsey Hinds
Atlantic Beach
Teagan Alexandra Belloit
J. Allen Axson
Paola Colon
Baldwin Middle
Amber Lynn Terry
Bank of America
Jonathan David Kurian
Bartram Springs
Guian Carlo Palompo
Bayview
Kyle Sebastion Hofmann
Beauclerc
Bailey Nicole Williams
Biltmore
Jamauri Hayes
Biscayne
Isaiah Hendrix
Blessed Trinity Catholic
Grace Gerry
Brookview
Francis Andrew Gallardo
Carter G. Woodson
Curtishia Tirriana White
Central Riverside
Tyschelle Lashay McCray
Chaffee Trail
Rayvaughn Quiontin Morrison
Chets Creek
Camilla Jimenez-Jimenez
Chimney Lakes
Armondo Byrd
Crown Point
Alexander Gabriel Ortega
Darnell-Cookman Middle
Elsie Platzer
Dinsmore
Kayleigh Lynn Parker
Duval Charter Arlington
Caleb Dyal
Enterprise
Zayne Dyal
Eugene Butler Middle
Arianna Donyell Roberts
Fletcher Middle
Allie Brown
Fort Caroline Middle
Julie Huong Ngo
Global Outreach Charter
Jean Anthony Franqui
Grace Lutheran
Nicole Christine Deary
Greenfield
Carol Brooke Peeples
Greenland Pines
Alex David Farrell
Harvest Community
Matthew Tan
Hendricks Avenue
Grace Elisabeth Hale
Hendricks Day
Lucas Kaufman
Henry F. Kite
Jucole Grace
Highlands Middle
Adriana Wells
Holiday Hill
Kiera Josephine Mallory
Holy Family Catholic
Joey Valentino
Hyde Grove
Darius Bright
Hyde Park
Taylor Nicole Witter
Jacksonville Country Day
Collin William York
James Weldon Johnson
Ashley Elizabeth Barron
Jean Ribault
Zeth Klocheska
JEB Stuart
Manija Sidiqi
Jefferson Davis
Robert Lewis Kemp
John Love
Rennisha Richardson
Joseph Finegan
Kayla Maria Austin
Joseph Stilwell
Christopher Norris
Julia Landon Prep.
Ashlie Denise Malone*
Kernan Middle
Brianna Ganzini
Kings Trail Elementary
Rielly Kaplan
Kirby-Smith Middle
Ariel Szoychen
Landmark Middle
Donovan Tiffin
LaVilla School of the Arts
Karl Instance Singletary
Lone Star
John Acedo
Loretto
Mayson Goodman
Louis Sheffield Elementary
David Matthew Jones
Mandarin Oaks
Cailah Bailey
Matthew Gilbert Middle
LaQuesha Mariah Gooden
Mayport Elementary
Mark Anthony Rogers
New Berlin
Matthew Parisi Hanuman
The Florida Times-Union
Regional Spelling Bee Championship
10 a.m. (Doors open 9:50 a.m.)
Saturday, February 19
Main Library, 303 North Laura Street
in Downtown Jacksonville
North Shore K-8
Corey Frank
Northwestern
Brittany Carlton
Oceanway
Adam Christian Elliott
Paxon Middle
Martin Jones
Resurrection Parish Catholic
Erik Yeapman
River City Science Academy Elementary
Regal Besara Kibo
River City Science Academy
Middle
Heather Nicole Wills
Riverside Presbyterian
Nicholas Garas
Sabal Palm
Gavin Alexander Garrett
Sadie T. Tillis
Cecily Yvonne Howard
Saint Clair Evans
Dominique Antonio Peece
Sacred Heart Catholic
Zachary Knecht
St. Joseph Catholic
Casey Alan Jakubowski
St. Mark’s Episcopal Day
Caroline Elizabeth White
St. Matthews Catholic
Jack McCormack
St. Patrick’s Catholic
Dajiana Burroughs
San Jose
Abigail Farah
San Jose Catholic
Brendan William Farrell
San Jose Episcopal Day
Julia Rose Sessions
San Mateo
Dyllon Larenz Rhodes
San Pablo
Sara Ann Hernandez
Seabreeze
Noelle Rose Thomason
Southside Middle
Kiana Elaine Wallace
Spring Park
Kimberly Soriano Maslog
Stonewall Jackson
Chloe Janelle Randolph
Susie Tolbert
Walker Tyson Miller
Twin Lakes Academy
Sumaiyah Sumi Syeda
Twin Lakes Academy Middle
Kayla Hlubek
Venetia
Terra Rae Souza
Victory Christian Academy
James Kenneth Moore
Westview K-8
Diamond Harvin
Windy Hill
Lonnie Lewis
Woodland Acres
Ron Raymond Osorio
Flagler County
Bunnell Elementary
Sasha Feldman
Mikhail Vassilyev
Belle Terre Elementary
Sandra Defalco
Alan Doron
Buddy Taylor Middle
Christina Goodin
Adam Weeks
Imagine at Town Center
Charter
AdrienneToles-Williams
Ivana Moore*
Jaya Cambell
Malik Sam
Indian Trails Middle
Trenton Ray
Jeremy Anders
Rymfire Elementary
Valerie Jones
Angelica Timothy
Wadsworth Elementary
Jonathan Vidotti
Dominick Read
Central Hamilton Elementary
Carrie Putnal
Mariah Schrier
Amber Howard
Hamilton County High
Enoch Spier
Rachel Bunting
Shelly Norris
North Hamilton Elementary
Jestyn Roberts*
Callie Adams
Douglas Barker
South Hamilton Elementary
Que’Sean Gibbons
Tyreke Williams
Taffany Brown
Lafayette County School
System
Ana Palomino*
Chance Lolley
Sabrina Blackburn
Ryan Thornton
Madison County
Greenville Elementary
Jamorris Collins
Brittany Kinsey
Latma Christian Academy
Dallas Jenkins
Tru’vell McNealy
Tony Williams
Lee Elementary
Mishaila Berman
Maddie Gurley
Madison Academy
Mary Hannah Smith
Daulton Browning
Jesse Smith
Teagan Dunn
Madison County Central
Ashton Terry
Jakiera McNair
Heidi Walker
Tyler Burnett*
Ceridwyn Griffis
Faith Siplin
James Phillips
Javarius Livingston
Pinetta Elementary
Eric Rykard
Christopher Barron
Nassau County
Bryceville Elementary
Ashlyn Jones
Callahan Intermediate
Autumn Perret
Callahan Middle
Clayton Hallsen
Emma Love Hardee Elementary
Emily Wade
Fernandina Beach Middle
Bailey Sutton
Hilliard Elementary
Reagan Ritsma
Hilliard Middle-Senior
Hannah Simpkins*
St. Michael’s Academy
Abby Bayacal
Yulee Elementary
Teah Steel
Yulee Middle
Hannah Martin
Putnam County
Beasley Middle
Timothy Lake
Browning-Pearce Elementary
Brandon Hampton
Crescent City Jr.-Sr. High
Ardria WIlliams
Interlachen Elementary
Bryce Wilbanks
James A. Long Elementary
Deneriya Greene
Jenkins Middle
Antieria Smith*
Kelley Smith Elementary
Zachary Dixon
Mellon Elementary
Joshua Patterson
Melrose Elementary
Zachary Bright
Miller-Intermediate
Kelsey Jones
Moseley Elementary
Morgan McHellen
Ochwilla Elementary
Nicholas Borklund
Peniel Baptist Academy
Ashley Spedden
Price Middle
Marcus Reeves
Q.I. Roberts Middle
Jailene Palafox
St. Johns County
Hamilton County
Lafayette County
Megan Edwards
Matthew Robinson
Krista Lyons
Chase Buchanan
Caleb Hewett
Tommy Gardner
ABLE School
Kaleb Zucker
Collins Homeschool
Tristan Collins
Crookshank Elementary
Noah Budkoski
Cunningham Creek Elementary
Kevin Wright
Durbin Creek Elementary
Alice Gau
Fruit Cove Middle
Ali Strong
Gamble Rogers Middle
Preston Sloan
Hickory Creek Elementary
Alia Hardy
Julington Creek Elementary
Colin Johnston
Ketterlinus Elementary
Benjamin Moore
Landrum Middle
Carly Voytecek
Liberty Pines Academy
Leah Jennings
Mason Elementary
Cody Sutton
Millcreek Elementary
Ethan Elfersy
Ocean Palms Elementary
Abby Kantor
Osceola Elementary
Kyle Huber
Pacetti Bay Middle
Nicolas Cort
Palmer Catholic Academy
Gustavo Navar
PV-PV/Rawlings Elementary
Michael Hwang
R. B. Hunt Elementary
Maia Medley
R. J. Murray Middle
Hailey Braddock
Remmer Homeschool
Grace Remmer*
San Juan Del Rio Catholic
Sydney Fitzgerald
Sebastian Middle
Abigail Kallenberger
South Woods Elementary
Megan Price
St. John’s Academy
Cameron Fairlie
Switzerland Point Middle
Hayden Good
The Webster School
Sophie Allert
Timberlin Creek Elementary
Parker Leigh
W. D. Hartley Elementary
Kimberly O’Nell
Wards Creek Elementary
Bradley Williams
Suwannee County
Branford Elementary
Dylan Miller
Branford High
Sara Hartsfield
Melody Christian Academy
Jeffrey Embler
Suwannee Intermediate
Maggie Reaves
Suwannee Middle
Jacob Hendry
Westwood Christian
Jeremiah Giddens*
Union County
Lake Butler Middle
Tiesha Archer
Brooks Black
Shameya Foster
Madison Gibson
Dawson Johns
Jasmine Madison
Kaylee Molchan
Aliya Perry
Chamyla Taylor
Matt Cooper
Samantha Cruz
Shilah Eades
D’marai Johnson
Gionni Lewis
Kile Mincks
Gabriella Slocumb
Dylan Thornton
Casey Driggers
Kailey Maginnis
Makayla Nash
Chris Thornton
Jalisa Smith
Justin Vignola
Madison Worth*
Jordan Zoltowski
Max Cranfill
Gavin Drawdy
Parker Hodgson
Samantha Jones
Garrett Norman
Savannah Slocumb
Brianne Will