The 36th Annual Riverside County Spelling Bee will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center, 14075 Frederick St., Moreno Valley.
(Flickr/katerha)
The competition starts at 9 a.m.
The event is co-sponsored by The Press-Enterprise newspaper and the Riverside County Office of Education.
This year, 27 spellers will be participating from Riverside County public, private and parochial schools. (See attached list).
The winning student will represent Riverside County at the Scripps National Spelling Bee to be held May 26-June 1 at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Maryland. The top two elementary (grades 4-6) spellers will represent Riverside County at the California State Elementary Spelling Bee to be held April 20 at the San Joaquin County Office of Education in Stockton.
2013 Riverside County Spelling Bee Participants
All Saints Carden Academy
Victoria Wood, All Saints Carden Academy – Grade 6
*William Merickel, All Saints Carden Academy – Grade 5
Alvord USD
Ryan Bascos, Stokoe Elementary School – Grade 4
*Kylie Ferguson, Promenade Elementary School – Grade 5
Banning USD
Citra Benhar, Nicolet Middle School – Grade 7
Beaumont USD
Alyssa Cadiz, Mt. View Middle School – Grade 8
*Tyler Mason, Tournament Hills Elementary – Grade 5
Coachella Valley USD
Fernanda Castro, Cesar Chavez Elementary School – Grade 6
*Emmanuel Zepeda, Toro Canyon Middle School – Grade 8
Corona-Norco USD
Keerthana Sivathasan, Corona Fundamental Intermediate School – Grade 7
Desert Sands USD
Katie Peterson, Palm Desert Charter Middle School – Grade 8
*Matt Ontiveros, La Quinta Middle School – Grade 8
Hemet USD
Suryansh Kumar, Diamond Valley Middle School – Grade 6
*Aaliyah Webster, Harmony Elementary School – Grade 5
Jewish Community School of the Desert
Leo Milmet, Jewish Community School of the Desert – Grade 4
*Sasha Rubinsky, Jewish Community School of the Desert – Grade 4
Lake Elsinore USD
Amanda Martilla, Tuscany Hills Elementary School – Grade 5
*Mason Dowell, Canyon Lake Middle School – Grade 7
Marywood Palm Valley
Christian Kontaxis, Marywood Palm Valley School – Grade 8
Menifee Union SD
Heather Nguyen, Menifee Valley Middle School – Grade 7
Moreno Valley USD
Linh Le, Vista Heights Middle School – Grade 8
*Antonio Smith, North Ridge Elementary School – Grade 4
Murrieta Valley USD
Dominique Raymundo, Dorothy McElhinney Middle School – Grade 7
*Olivia Landis, Thompson Middle School – Grade 6
Nuview Union SD
Karen Landeros, Mountain Shadows Middle School – Grade 7
*Caron Verplanck, Valley View Elementary School – Grade 5
Palm Springs USD
Jenna-May Ingal, James Workman Middle School – Grade 6
*Trinity Reyes, James Workman Middle School – Grade 6
Palo Verde USD
Jerry Talavera, Blythe Middle School – Grade 7
*James Washington, Ruth Brown Elementary School – Grade 6
Pechanga School
Kaya Telles, Pechanga School – Grade 5
*Jesus Flores, Pechanga School – Grade 4
Perris Union High SD
Eli Patrick, California Military Institute – Grade 6
River Springs Charter School
Chandler Themm, River Springs Charter School – Grade 5
*Andrew Giarrusso, River Springs Charter School – Grade 8
Romoland SD
Monica Serna, Boulder Ridge Middle School – Grade 7
*Frances Desquitado, Mesa View Elementary School – Grade 4
San Jacinto USD
Shakson Isaac, San Jacinto Leadership Academy – Grade 6
*Xavier Brookes, Monte Vista Middle School – Grade 8
Santa Rosa Academy
Skylar Stephens, Santa Rosa Academy – Grade 7
*Brianna Theiss, Santa Rosa Academy – Grade 7
St. Jeanne de Lestonnac
Peter Pham, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac – Grade 7
*Kinga Patynowski, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac – Grade 5
Temecula Preparatory School
Mia Benitez, Temecula Preparatory School – Grade 5
*Navin Sirichaisintop, Temecula Preparatory School – Grade 6
Val Verde USD
Zaneeya Leonardho, Lakeside Middle School – Grade 8
*Alexander Zendejas, Victoriano Elementary School – Grade 5
Van Avery Preparatory School
Sander Grindheim, Van Avery Preparatory School – Grade 7
*Mason Guy, Van Avery Preparatory School – Grade 7
*Contributed by Riverside County Office of Education
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