CONGRATULATIONS, CHAMPIONS

Students listed below are class or school winners of spelling bees You’re Invited
in 15 North Florida counties. The Florida Times-Union congratulates each The Florida Times-Union
winner and thanks the principals, coordinators and parents for their
Regional Spelling Bee Championship
participation. Fifteen county champions* will compete for the regional
championship at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 19, at the Main Library, 10 a.m. (Doors open 9:50 a.m.)
303 North Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville, with the public invited to Saturday, February 19
attend free of charge. The Times-Union is proud to carry on its tradition of Main Library, 303 North Laura Street
sponsoring the Regional Spelling Bee for 67 years with the expectation that in Downtown Jacksonville
students will improve their spelling, increase their vocabularies and become
better readers.

Alachua County Bradford County Duval County North Shore K-8 Megan Edwards Durbin Creek Elementary
Alachua Elementary Bradford Middle Alimacani Corey Frank Matthew Robinson Alice Gau
Madison Ragsdale Delon Harper Ryan Christopher Bennett Northwestern Krista Lyons Fruit Cove Middle
Alachua Learning Center Summer White Assumption Catholic Brittany Carlton Chase Buchanan Ali Strong
Hari DePeno Brooker Elementary Maeghan Elizabeth Pettus Oceanway Caleb Hewett Gamble Rogers Middle
Archer Elementary Destiny Jones Arlington Middle Adam Christian Elliott Tommy Gardner Preston Sloan
D. J. Burton Tylor Callan Rebecca Lindsey Hinds Paxon Middle Hickory Creek Elementary
Community Christian Hampton Elementary Atlantic Beach Martin Jones Alia Hardy
Madison County
Homeschoolers Elementary Makayla Carter Teagan Alexandra Belloit Resurrection Parish Catholic Julington Creek Elementary
Greenville Elementary
Bryce Bizub Morgan Bradley J. Allen Axson Erik Yeapman Colin Johnston
Jamorris Collins
Christian Life Academy Lawtey Community Paola Colon River City Science Academy Ketterlinus Elementary
Brittany Kinsey
Whyatt Warnock Stephen Rosier Baldwin Middle Elementary Benjamin Moore
Latma Christian Academy
Community Christian Ryan Fishburn Amber Lynn Terry Regal Besara Kibo Landrum Middle
Dallas Jenkins
Homeschoolers Secondary Southside Elementary Bank of America River City Science Academy Carly Voytecek
Tru’vell McNealy Liberty Pines Academy
Pierce Tolar* Micah Wright Jonathan David Kurian Middle Tony Williams Leah Jennings
Cornerstone Academy Kenedi Mangol Bartram Springs Heather Nicole Wills
Lee Elementary Mason Elementary
Elementary Starke Elementary Guian Carlo Palompo Riverside Presbyterian
Mishaila Berman Cody Sutton
Sammy Cousins Shamya Young* Bayview Nicholas Garas
Maddie Gurley Millcreek Elementary
Cornerstone Academy Jeffery Tyson Kyle Sebastion Hofmann Sabal Palm
Madison Academy Ethan Elfersy
Secondary Beauclerc Gavin Alexander Garrett
Mary Hannah Smith Ocean Palms Elementary
Hannah Whitaker Clay County Bailey Nicole Williams Sadie T. Tillis
Duval Elementary Daulton Browning Abby Kantor
Annunciation Catholic Biltmore Cecily Yvonne Howard
Zakari Harris Jesse Smith Osceola Elementary
Cody Wolfenbarger Jamauri Hayes Saint Clair Evans
Finley Elementary Teagan Dunn Kyle Huber
Argyle Elementary Biscayne Dominique Antonio Peece
Brett Geunes Madison County Central Pacetti Bay Middle
Ty Moring Isaiah Hendrix Sacred Heart Catholic
Forest Grove Christian Charles E. Bennett Elementary Blessed Trinity Catholic Ashton Terry Nicolas Cort
Zachary Knecht
Academy Grace Gerry Jakiera McNair Palmer Catholic Academy
Shane Ballesta St. Joseph Catholic
Ashlyn Givens Brookview Heidi Walker Gustavo Navar
Clay Hill Elementary Casey Alan Jakubowski
Foster Elementary Francis Andrew Gallardo Tyler Burnett* PV-PV/Rawlings Elementary
Justine Lemon St. Mark’s Episcopal Day
Ohemaa Peprah-Asante Carter G. Woodson Ceridwyn Griffis Michael Hwang
Coppergate Elementary Caroline Elizabeth White
Ft. Clarke Middle Curtishia Tirriana White Faith Siplin R. B. Hunt Elementary
Jonah Jefferson St. Matthews Catholic
Alyssa Hines Central Riverside James Phillips Maia Medley
Doctors Inlet Elementary Jack McCormack
Gainesville Country Day Tyschelle Lashay McCray Javarius Livingston R. J. Murray Middle
Noah Volz St. Patrick’s Catholic
Lee Ginder Chaffee Trail Dajiana Burroughs Pinetta Elementary Hailey Braddock
Fleming Island Elementary Eric Rykard
Glen Springs Elementary Rayvaughn Quiontin Morrison San Jose Remmer Homeschool
Allison Smith Christopher Barron
Daniel Samraj Chets Creek Abigail Farah Grace Remmer*
Grace Episcopal Day School
Hidden Oak Middle Camilla Jimenez-Jimenez San Jose Catholic San Juan Del Rio Catholic
Karleigh Kirilloff
Emma Porter Chimney Lakes Brendan William Farrell Nassau County Sydney Fitzgerald
Green Cove Springs
High Springs Community Armondo Byrd San Jose Episcopal Day Bryceville Elementary Sebastian Middle
Junior High
Olivia Dickert Danielle Barrie Crown Point Julia Rose Sessions Ashlyn Jones Abigail Kallenberger
Howard Bishop Middle Grove Park Elementary Alexander Gabriel Ortega San Mateo Callahan Intermediate South Woods Elementary
Casey Jones Sebastianie Avril Darnell-Cookman Middle Dyllon Larenz Rhodes Autumn Perret Megan Price
Idylwild Elementary Home School Elsie Platzer San Pablo Callahan Middle St. John’s Academy
Abdulrahman Abdullah Sydney Hayes Dinsmore Sara Ann Hernandez Clayton Hallsen Cameron Fairlie
Kanapaha Middle Keystone Heights Elementary Kayleigh Lynn Parker Seabreeze Emma Love Hardee Switzerland Point Middle
Soomin Cho Lianna Norman Duval Charter Arlington Noelle Rose Thomason Elementary Hayden Good
Lake Forest Elementary Keystone Heights Junior High Caleb Dyal Southside Middle Emily Wade The Webster School
Shedrick Burley Austin Hopkins Enterprise Kiana Elaine Wallace Fernandina Beach Middle Sophie Allert
Lincoln Middle Lake Asbury Elementary Zayne Dyal Spring Park Bailey Sutton Timberlin Creek Elementary
Jessica Lee Gabby Flores Eugene Butler Middle Kimberly Soriano Maslog Hilliard Elementary Parker Leigh
Littlewood Elementary Lake Asbury Junior High Arianna Donyell Roberts Stonewall Jackson Reagan Ritsma W. D. Hartley Elementary
Elizabeth Helton Nikki Aguirre Fletcher Middle Chloe Janelle Randolph Hilliard Middle-Senior Kimberly O’Nell
Mebane Middle Allie Brown Susie Tolbert Hannah Simpkins* Wards Creek Elementary
Lakeside Elementary
Jachyria Keith Fort Caroline Middle Walker Tyson Miller St. Michael’s Academy Bradley Williams
Lanie Richards
Millhopper Montessori Julie Huong Ngo Twin Lakes Academy Abby Bayacal
Lakeside Junior High
Gibson Rumsey Global Outreach Charter Sumaiyah Sumi Syeda Yulee Elementary
Thomas Rustin Suwannee County
Oak Hall Jean Anthony Franqui Twin Lakes Academy Middle Teah Steel
McRae Elementary Branford Elementary
Alexandra Ro Grace Lutheran Kayla Hlubek Yulee Middle
Jessica Reese Dylan Miller
Oak View Elementary Nicole Christine Deary Venetia Hannah Martin
Middleburg Elementary Branford High
Meenali Patel Greenfield Terra Rae Souza
Makita Esdale Sara Hartsfield
Oak View Middle Carol Brooke Peeples Victory Christian Academy
Ethan Harris
Montclair Elementary Putnam County Melody Christian Academy
Wesley McCann Greenland Pines James Kenneth Moore Beasley Middle Jeffrey Embler
St. Patrick Alex David Farrell Westview K-8 Suwannee Intermediate
Oakleaf Junior High Timothy Lake
Anna Chiriboga Harvest Community Diamond Harvin Maggie Reaves
Katarinna Refuerzo Browning-Pearce Elementary
Shell Matthew Tan Windy Hill Suwannee Middle
Oakleaf Village Elementary Brandon Hampton
Kayla Adkins Hendricks Avenue Lonnie Lewis Jacob Hendry
Dearnez Smith Crescent City Jr.-Sr. High
Sweetwater Branch Academy Grace Elisabeth Hale Woodland Acres Westwood Christian
Orange Park Junior High Ardria WIlliams
Aubriana Strawder Hendricks Day Ron Raymond Osorio
Benjamin Welkenbach Interlachen Elementary Jeremiah Giddens*
Talbot Elementary Lucas Kaufman
Plantation Oaks Elementary Bryce Wilbanks
Bryan Rowe Henry F. Kite
Alyssa Manaois Flagler County James A. Long Elementary
Terwilliger Elementary Jucole Grace Union County
R.M. Paterson Elementary Bunnell Elementary Deneriya Greene
Stephanie Lopez Highlands Middle Lake Butler Middle
Aubrey Townsend Sasha Feldman Jenkins Middle Tiesha Archer
Westwood Middle Adriana Wells
RideOut Elementary Mikhail Vassilyev Antieria Smith* Brooks Black
Alyssa Strickland Holiday Hill
Miranda Chesney Belle Terre Elementary Kelley Smith Elementary Shameya Foster
Wiles Elementary Kiera Josephine Mallory
Ridgeview Elementary Sandra Defalco Zachary Dixon Madison Gibson
Steffi Shew Holy Family Catholic
Isabelle Vendt Alan Doron Mellon Elementary Dawson Johns
Williams Elementary Joey Valentino
S. Bryan Jennings Elementary Buddy Taylor Middle Joshua Patterson Jasmine Madison
Grace Fang Hyde Grove
Sammy Park Christina Goodin Melrose Elementary Kaylee Molchan
Shadowlawn Elementary Darius Bright
Adam Weeks Zachary Bright Aliya Perry
Baker County Noah Matthews Hyde Park
Imagine at Town Center Miller-Intermediate Chamyla Taylor
Baker County Middle St. Johns Country Day Taylor Nicole Witter
Charter Kelsey Jones Matt Cooper
Anjani Good Lavanya Aprameya Jacksonville Country Day
AdrienneToles-Williams Moseley Elementary Samantha Cruz
Jacob Bennett Swimming Pen Creek Collin William York
Ivana Moore* Morgan McHellen Shilah Eades
Clayton Bureau Shelby Wallace* James Weldon Johnson
Jaya Cambell Ochwilla Elementary D’marai Johnson
Chris Eldridge Thunderbolt Elementary Ashley Elizabeth Barron
Malik Sam Nicholas Borklund Gionni Lewis
Ivy Dalton Williams Sofia Hagan Jean Ribault
Indian Trails Middle Peniel Baptist Academy Kile Mincks
Mary Elledge Tynes Elementary Zeth Klocheska
Trenton Ray Ashley Spedden Gabriella Slocumb
Shelbie Martin* Kirsten Sutherland JEB Stuart
Jeremy Anders Price Middle Dylan Thornton
Jade Lambert W. E. Cherry Elementary Manija Sidiqi
Rymfire Elementary Marcus Reeves Casey Driggers
Lauren Steinmeyer Grant Connor Jefferson Davis
Valerie Jones Q.I. Roberts Middle Kailey Maginnis
Shelby King Wilkinson Elementary Robert Lewis Kemp
Angelica Timothy Jailene Palafox Makayla Nash
Naji Williams Haley Pugh John Love
Wadsworth Elementary              Chris Thornton
Mason Loadholtz Wilkinson Junior High Rennisha Richardson
Jonathan Vidotti Jalisa Smith
Matt Butcher Allyson Pickren Joseph Finegan
Dominick Read
St. Johns County
Kayla Maria Austin ABLE School Justin Vignola
Christy Crews
Joseph Stilwell Kaleb Zucker Madison Worth*
Caleb Crews
Abigail Carpenter
Columbia County Christopher Norris Hamilton County Collins Homeschool Jordan Zoltowski
Columbia City Elementary Julia Landon Prep. Central Hamilton Elementary Tristan Collins Max Cranfill
John McElroy
Matthew Hunter Ashlie Denise Malone* Carrie Putnal Crookshank Elementary Gavin Drawdy
Paxton Wilson
Covenant Community School Kernan Middle Mariah Schrier Noah Budkoski Parker Hodgson
Jessie Cox
Rebecca Duncan Brianna Ganzini Amber Howard Cunningham Creek Samantha Jones
Jarrett Barton
Eastside Elementary Kings Trail Elementary Hamilton County High Elementary Garrett Norman
Lailan Padgett
Katelind Hobby Rielly Kaplan Enoch Spier Kevin Wright Savannah Slocumb
Jacob Carter
Five Points Elementary Kirby-Smith Middle Rachel Bunting Brianne Will
Grace Rhoden
Armani Dorsey Ariel Szoychen Shelly Norris
Callie Wheeler
Fort White Elementary Landmark Middle North Hamilton Elementary
Matthew Chrisholm
Shelby Dubose Donovan Tiffin Jestyn Roberts*
Laura Lee-Hayden
Fort White Middle LaVilla School of the Arts Callie Adams
Keller Intermediate
Michael Conners Karl Instance Singletary Douglas Barker
Delaney Harvey
Lake City Middle Lone Star South Hamilton Elementary
Amaya Figuero
Aislyn Justice John Acedo Que’Sean Gibbons
Joshua Jones
Melrose Park Elementary Loretto Tyreke Williams
Molly Waters
Walker Lord Mayson Goodman Taffany Brown
Caleb Crews
Niblack Elementary Louis Sheffield Elementary
Kevin Padgett
Zuka Mabior David Matthew Jones
Garrett Sanville Lafayette County
Pinemount Elementary Mandarin Oaks
Ashlynn Parsels Lafayette County School
Christian Chiong* Cailah Bailey
Ming-Trang Nguyen System
Richardson Middle Matthew Gilbert Middle
Carliya Jefferson Ana Palomino*
Eva Kirby LaQuesha Mariah Gooden
Krystyn Kingsley Chance Lolley
Summers Elementary Mayport Elementary
Jeslyn Estep Sabrina Blackburn
Andrew Porter Mark Anthony Rogers
Daneille Hardin Ryan Thornton
Westside Elementary New Berlin
Braioun Ruise
Sarah Katherine Lewis Matthew Parisi Hanuman
Taylor Dyal
Taylor Conner
Roy Clark