Spelling Bee Winners

Several local students have won the right to compete at the state level after advancing through the Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee, which was held last week at the Santa Barbara County Education Office. 

Lain Biles, a sixth grader at Montecito Union School, took first place in the elementary division by correctly spelling “effervescent.” Hannah Henderson, a sixth grader at Vieja Valley School in the Hope School District, took second place with “perpendicularly.” Third place went to Zahra Alana Clark, a sixth grader at Montessori Center School of Santa Barbara. Her winning word was “chloroform.” 

In the junior high division, Anna-Sung Park, an eighth grader from Santa Barbara Jr. High School, took first place by correctly spelling “cornice.” Second place went to Katie Hellman, an eighth grader from La Colina Junior High. Her winning word was “acrimonious.” Third place went to Katharine Ball, a seventh grader from Laguna Blanca School, who correctly spelled “peccadillo.” 

The top two winners in each division will proceed to the state level.