Stellar Spellers Shine in Spelling Bee Competition

On November 30, 2022, thirty-three students from Roxboro Road Middle School, Gillette Road Middle and North Syracuse Junior High School gathered at the North Syracuse Central School District Office to compete in a District-wide spelling bee.  The talented youth from grades five through eight were challenged with a variety of words ranging from simple spellings such as “streak” and “freedom” to more difficult spellings such as “aggravate.” All students came to this competition after completing written and oral exams within their schools. The competition ended with the correct spelling of “philosophy,” “Camelot” and “Penelope” by Abby Baker from Gillette Road Middle School. Finishing in second place was Teagan Hicks from Gillette Road Middle School and in third was Aiden Domanico from Gillette Road Middle School.

The top ten competitors from the district spelling bee will advance to a written spelling bee at a date and time TBA. Those finalists are:

1. Abby Baker – 5th grade at Gillette Road Middle School
2. Teagan Hicks – 7th grade at Gillette Road Middle School
3. Aiden Domanico – 7th grade at Gillette Road Middle School
4. Olivia Walker – 7th grade at Roxboro Road Middle School
5. Neeko Burns – 8th grade at North Syracuse Junior High School
6. Kennedy Jones – 7th grade at Gillette Road Middle School
7. Bethany Drake – 7th grade at Roxboro Road Middle School
8. Molly McCool – 8th grade at North Syracuse Junior High School
9. Jonathan Dewrell – 6th grade at Roxboro Road Middle School
10. Claire Greenfield – 6th grade at Roxboro Road Middle School

(Pictured above) The top three winners in the North Syracuse Central School District Spelling Bee (pictured with NSCSD Director of ELA Greg Stone) were: (from left to right) Aiden Domanico, Teagan Hicks and Abbey Baker.

The complete list of competitors:

From Gillette Road Middle School – Abby Baker (5th grade), Lia Corasaniti (5th grade), Raniah Bailey (6th grade), Kole Jantzi (6th grade), Gwyneth Ferguson (6th grade), Madisyn    Vaillant (6th grade), Saige Claridad (6th grade), Chloe Nguyen (6th grade), Jacob DeLaurier (6th grade), Addison Daz (6th grade), Nadia Horstman (6th grade), Ayham Salahaldin (7th grade), Joe Cannella (7th grade), Kennedy Jones (7th grade), Aiden Domanico (7th grade), Teagan Hicks (7th grade) and Grace Zawadzki (7th grade)

From Roxboro Road Middle School – Ethan Geremski (5th grade), Willow LaVergne 6th grade), Ryan Cook (6th grade), Jonathan Dewrell (6th grade), Derek Pace (6th grade), Maya Arnone (6th grade), Claire Greenfield (6th grade), Kylie Stockton (7th grade), Olivia Walker (7th grade), Jackson Schultz (7th grade), Joshua Mahan (7th grade), Bethany Drake (7th grade), Ben Lofink (7th grade), Mia Badgley (7th grade)

From North Syracuse Junior High School – Molly McCool (8th grade) and Neeko Burns  (8th grade).