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MASTERFUL
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def: 1. having or showing the qualities of a master 2. showing mastery or skill
Find out
which of these 69 local spelling wizards will
win an expenses-paid slot at the prestigious
Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Watch
all the contestants battle it out in The
Virginian-Pilot Spelling Bee, live on WHRO-TV 15
Saturday, February 21, 2:00 p.m.
ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES AT ROSEMONT
Charity Warren
Champion word: edification
ETHEL GILDERSLEEVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Bella Finkel
Champion word: crocus
JOLLIFF MIDDLE SCHOOL
Charlotte Goeb
Champion word: osculate
RENAISSANCE ACADEMY
Nicolas Cerrone
Champion word: celestial
ACHIEVABLE DREAM MIDDLE SCHOOL
Alphonzo Solomon
Champion word: cinnamon
FOREST GLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mackenzie West
Champion word: premises
JOSEPH P KING JUNIOR
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Anthony Bunn
Champion word: tedious
RIVER ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Kalie McGlashing
Champion word: exhaustion
AHOSKIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
D’Yanna Harris
Champion word: university
GASTON COLLEGE PREPARATORY
Rootz Stafford
Champion word: havoc
KEMPS LANDING/OLD DONATION
SCHOOL
Bhoomika Chowdhary
Champion word: megaphone
RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Bryant Pruden
Champion word: butterscotch
ARCADIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Christopher Beasley
Champion word: irrigation
GEORGIE D. TYLER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Grayson Chavis
Champion word: celestial
KEYS
Eliza Willett
Champion word: sachem
RUFFNER ACADEMY
Kahmile Whitby
Champion word: apocalypse
ATLANTIC SHORES CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
John Raschdorf, III
Champion word: heiress
GREAT NECK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Saighuhan Senthilkumar
Champion word: overcast
KING’S FORK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Spencer Fillhart
Champion word: kiln
SMITHFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Reide Petty
Champion word: nostalgia
AZALEA GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Tanaya Carter
Champion word: gung ho
GREENBRIER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
John Coggins
Champion word: spoonerism
LARKSPUR MIDDLE SCHOOL
Mitchell Durant
Champion word: magician
SOUTHAMPTON ACADEMY
William J. “Will” Belmonte, III
Champion word: visual
BERKELEY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Finn Hulse
Champion word: quartz
HERE
Ivy Marvel
Champion word: mosquito
LYNNHAVEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Benna Zaretski
Champion word: emporium
SPRATLEY GIFTED CENTER
Matthew Stumpf
Champion word: ipso facto
BLAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL
Rebecca DiNunzio
Champion word: hydroponic
HERTFORD COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Michelle Phan
Champion word: snail
MARY PASSAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jaliya Hanna
Champion word: hyacinth
ST. GREGORY’S SCHOOL
Glen Maximo Pelegrino
Champion word: blasphemy
C ALTON LINDSAY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Vy Do
Champion word: epicurean
HICKORY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Kayla Lighthart
Champion word: assure
MOYOCK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jesse Liverman
Champion word: umami
ST. MATTHEW SCHOOL
Kristian Quilon
Champion word: bas-relief
CAPE HENRY COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Stephanie Strickland
Champion word: lozenge
HOMER L HINES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Susan Sale
Champion word: churros
NANDUA MIDDLE SCHOOL
William Hollandsworth
Champion word: cladestine
ST. PATRICK CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Matthew Prince
Champion word: pantomime
CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ashley Talton
Champion word: palliative
HORNSBY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Isaac Criddle
Champion word: paralytic
NANSEMOND SUFFOLK ACADEMY
Melvin Kearney, III
Champion word: balderdash
STAR OF THE SEA SCHOOL
Anamaria Duff
Champion word: university
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL
Jacob Farr
Champion word: vigilant
HUGO A OWENS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Nadine Booth
Champion word: umbilical
NORFOLK COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
Jordan Laster
Champion word: sesame
STONEBRIDGE SCHOOL
Victoria Greer
Champion word: ingot
CHURCHLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jadyn Bright
Champion word: duvet
HUNTINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL
John Dawson, III
Champion word: firmament
NORTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Ryan Edwards
Champion word: encryption
TOANO MIDDLE SCHOOL
Logan Dannenfeldt
Champion word: mellifluous
CORPORATE LANDING MIDDLE SCHOOL
Naia Smith
Champion word: hitherto
INDEPENDENCE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Amy Amoah
Champion word: guava
NORVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jamaal Evans
Champion word: butterscotch
VIRGINIA BEACH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Lily Burns
Champion word: navtivistic
CRITTENDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL
Medina Aslan
Champion word: edification
INDIAN RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Daisuke Mayama
Champion word: tempura
PLAZA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Madison Clark
Champion word: quadrangle
WESTERN BRANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL
Sumama Haque
Champion word: albeit
CROSSROADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Eric Wiggins
Champion word: indulgent
J M DOZIER MIDDLE SCHOOL
Nadia Eisa
Champion word: mellifluous
POQUOSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
Jessica Washburn
Champion word: cordillera
CURRITUCK COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Vanessa Thai
Champion word: ultimatum
JOHN F KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL
Alika Godbee
Champion word: phonics
PORTSMOUTH CATHOLIC
REGIONAL SCHOOL
Chloe Boyd
Champion word: outrageous
Elizabeth City Middle School
Morgan Holcomb
Champion word: flourish
JOHN YEATES MIDDLE SCHOOL
Edward-George Hanson
Champion word: palliative
PRINCESS ANNE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Dylan Bowerman
Champion word: epidemic
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Thanks to
Merriam-Webster for
their Prize Sponsorship.
Special thanks to all the Hampton Roads teachers and administrators for their hard work organizing
school bees. And thanks to WHRO for hosting and broadcasting The Pilot’s regional spelling bee.