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Spelling Bee 2024: Meet the Spellers

Each year, middle school students from across the region compete for the opportunity to represent our area in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. This year's competition includes 50 spellers. Competition is always fierce each year among these excellent spellers making for an exciting event.

The WHRO Public Media Spelling Bee will air on WHRO TV on April 6 at 2 p.m.  Join us to see who is named as this year's champion.

2024 Spelling Bee rules

Here are this year's competitors:


Adalynn Barbeau
Adalynn Barbeau
River Road Middle School
noah larsen sm
Adriell Hinton
Elizabeth City Middle School
1keith
Aiden Thomas
Hickory Middle School
1lui
Aiden Wyrick
Mary Passage Middle School
1Katie Elder
Alexa Gangcuangco
St. Pius X School
1Walter
Amarachukwusom Nwokoji
Landstown Middle School
1Paige
Andrew Lee
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood
1 Zoe 1
Ashley Ramnarine
Westside Elementary School
1Rhena
Bella Guo
Grafton Middle School
1Tameika
Cailey Turner
Star of the Sea School
1Monica
Caitlyn Fabiani
Smithfield Middle School
1Monica
Carter Fantozzi
St. Matthew School
1Monica
Claire Criddle
James Blair Middle School
1keith
Corey Zheng
Thomas Hunter Middle School
1Jose
Dalis McNair
Ella Fitzgerald Middle School
1Alli
Damian Sanchez-Mendoza
Princess Anne Middle School
1Whitney
Daniel Reyes
Indian River Middle School
1Monica
Darcy Fang
Hampton Roads Academy
1Igor
Emmeline Williams
Summit Christian Academy
1Rhen
Gabriella Velazquez
Brandon Middle School
1William
Herbert Opoku
John Yeates Middle School
1Nisha
Hiya Singh
Yorktown Middle School
1Nisha
Jackson Hewes
Lynnhaven Middle School
1Nisha
Jayden Whittington
John F. Kennedy Middle School
1Nisha
Julianne DeGiovine
Great Neck Middle School
1Nisha
Junie Bradley
Atlantic Shores Christian School
1Nisha
Kathryn Cross
Nansemond Suffolk Academy
1Nisha
Keith Burton
Bayside Sixth Grade Campus
1Nisha
Kellan Harrison
Norfolk Collegiate School
1Nisha
Khamil Reid
Southhampton Middle School
1Nisha
Kymani Artis
Lake Taylor Middle School
1Nisha
Lindsay Batkin
St. Patrick Catholic School
1Nisha
Marcos Puente Rosario
Peasley Middle School
1Nisha
Michael Anthony Petty
Corporate Landing Middle School
1Nisha
Milud Gizman
Larkspur Middle School
1Nisha
Nina Terzic
Tabb Middle School
1Nisha
Nyla Patterson
Churchland Academy Elementary School
1Nisha
Poppy Purton
Virginia Beach Middle School
1Nisha
Poppy Randall
Plaza Middle School
1Nisha
Rohith Konduri
Norfolk Academy
1Nisha
Sahasra Vishwanathan
Crittenden Middle School
1Nisha
Sara Tomlinson
Queens Lake Middle School
1Nisha
Sean Java
King's Fork Middle School
1Nisha
Sydney Otoo
Stone Bridge School
1Nisha
Sylvana Alzate
Cape Henry Collegiate School
1Nisha
Townes MacDonald
Old Donation School
1Nisha
Xander Parker
B.T. Washington Middle School
1Nisha
Zachary Jonas
Page Middle School
1Nisha
Zhuri Woodley
Western Branch Middle School
1Nisha

Zoey Novela
Kempsville Middle School