SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — A beloved tradition returned this month as, after a pandemic hiatus, students at Southampton Middle School gathered their best skills and participated in a spelling bee.
Students in grades 5 through 8 competed individually in their classes, with the top-scoring students moving on to a second, school-wide competition. First place went to fifth grader Brooklyn DeVito, who will now advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
The Southampton School District congratulates the following top spellers for a job well done:
Kira Aken
Neveahya Bell
Anthony Bonilla
Sadie Chaleff
Luz Konkla
Allen Cruz Rojas
Saria Dec
Brooklyn DeVito
Gabriella Gaines
Dylan Glanz
Madan Hegde
Diana Jara
Colin Kiefer
Sophia Klein
Luca Lebo
Kylee Liebnitzky
Colin Marchese
Paul Mendez Ortega
Logan Mitchell
Riley Murdock
The Nugents
Beatriz Paris
Levi Pereira Garcia
Joseph Pulla
Daysi Rojas
Caleb Sanchez
Cole Senior
Carter Stevens
Twyla Tracy
Abraham Trinidad
Amar'e White
Caitlin Zorko
