Two JEMS students advance to regional spelling bee at CBA

Seventh grade student Seren Gardiner took first place for the second consecutive year at the annual JE Spelling Bee in early December, while Savannah LaFlair took home second. About 18 students took part in the competition.

Gardiner won by spelling the word “Seniority,” while LaFlair spelled “solar” 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 Feb 29.

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.