Two JEMS students advance to regional spelling bee at CBA

Sixth grade student Seren Gardiner took first place at the annual JE Spelling Bee on Dec. 13, while seventh grader Sydney Adams took home second. More than 20 students in grades 4-8 took part in the competition.

Gardiner won by spelling the word “potency” while Adams spelled “recognition” correctly.

Both will now move on to represent the district in a regional written spelling bee in January at Christian Brothers Academy. The top 35 finalists will then move on to a spelling bee televised live on WCNY on March 2.

To qualify for the spelling bee at the middle school, students had to score high on a written spelling test given in his/her classrooms.