Pictured in featured photo: (left to right) 5-8 Grade Champions: Hashem Jafari, Aaron Pierce, Aston Black
The Genesee Intermediate School District (GISD) has announced the winners of the 2020 Countywide Spelling Bee. The competition was held earlier this month. This year, 282 students from schools across Genesee County put their spelling skills to the test with 24 of those students going on to compete in the Champion of Champions Bee. The top three spellers from each grade level faced off (grades 5-8 and grades 9-12) with the winners taking a trophy back to their school to be on display for a year. Below are the names of the top 2020 spelling bee championship winners and those who placed in their division:
5th -8th Grade Championship Winners
1 st Place: Aaron Pierce-Flushing
2nd Place: Aston Black-Mt. Morris
3rd Place: Hashem Jafari-Genesee Academy
9th-12th Grade Championship Winners
1 st Place: Lily Zuber-Flushing High School
2nd Place: Michael Benko-Flushing High School
3rd Place: Kaden Bredow-Mt. Morris High School
Grade Level Winners: Grade 4
1st – Liam Ngo-Grand Blanc
2nd – Amelia Mahon-Goodrich
3rd – MJ Sanborn-Grand Blanc Grade
Grade 5
1st – Cassidy Odom-Westwood Heights
2nd– Hady Alouh-Genesee Academy
3rd – Andrew Yuschak-Goodrich
Grade 6
1st – Hashem Jafari-Genesee Academy
2nd – Aaron Pierce-Flushing
3rd – Sophie Wetherell-Clio
Grade 7
1st – Carter Reynolds-Woodland Park Academy
2nd – Aston Black-Mt. Morris
3rd – Jia Patel-Grand Blanc
Grade 8
1st – Lila Urogdy-Goodrich
2nd – Jaime Piazza-St. John Vianney
3rd – Aysia Golden-Carman-Ainsworth
Grade 9
1st – Tonicia Burton-Mt. Morris
2nd – Alex Long-Flushing
3rd – Isabella Severn-Mt. Morris
Grade 10
1st – Danielle Valliere-Bentley
2nd – Ryan Bendle-Mt. Morris
3rd – Kaden Bredow-Mt. Morris
Grade 11
1st – Michael Benko-Flushing
2nd – Micah Helzerman-Mt. Morris
3rd – Mousaab Jafari Carman-Ainsworth
Grade 12
1st – John Dunavan-Mt. Morris
2nd – Lily Zuber-Flushing
3rd – Allie Hathaway Lake-Fenton
