Barranca Elementary winners from left, Carmen Cawkwell, 1st place; Payton Sutherland, 3rd place; Chloe Blackburn, 2nd place and Amelia Inglis, runner-up. Courtesy/LAPS
Winners of the Chamisa Elementary Spelling Bee, front row from left, Jeremiah Gutierrez, runner-up; Melody (Emily) Gutierrez, 3rd place; Dorian Finn, 2nd place and Patrick Ito, 1st place. Back row from left, Chamisa Spelling Bee Coordinator Cindy Richard and judges Nancy Brugh and Craig Washnok. Courtesy/LAPS
Mountain Elementary School winners from left, Silas Iverson, 1st place; Leah Herrera, 2nd place and Hannah Li, 3rd place. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools Elementary students participated in their school site 2022 Spelling Bees with the following results:
Aspen Elementary
- 1st place: Sadie Vest (5th grade)
- 2nd place: Jacob Hilderbrand (6th place)
- 3rd place: Rebekah Scott (5th grade)
- Runner-up: Catelynn Romero (6th place)
Barranca Elementary
- 1st place: Carmen Cawkwell (6th grade)
- 2nd place: Chloe Blackburn (4th grade)
- 3rd place: Payton Sutherland (6th grade)
- Runner-up: Amelia Inglis (6th grade)
Chamisa Elementary
- 1st place: Patrick Ito (6th grade)
- 2nd place: Dorian Finn (4th grade)
- 3rd place: Melody (Emily) Gutierrez (4th grade)
- Runner-up: Jeremiah Gutierrez (5th grade)
Mountain Elementary
- 1st place: Silas Iverson (6th grade)
- 2nd place:Leah Herrera (6th grade)
- 3rd place: Hannah Li (4th grade)
Piñon Elementary
- 1st place: Elise Blackhart (6th grade)
- 2nd place: Berlyn Hollander (5th grade)
- 3rd place: Norah Whitton (4th grade)
- Runner-up: Julia Zou (6th grade)
Los Alamos Middle School
- 1st place: Owen James (7th grade)
- 2nd place: Jasmine Heft (8th grade)
- 3rd place: Karly Seitz-Pruitt (7th grade)
- Runner-up: Audrey Miller (7th grade)
LAPS thanks site coordinators, pronouncers and judges who helped make each Spelling Bee a success.
The top three students from each school will participate in the District Spelling Bee scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 19 at Chamisa Elementary School.
