Congratulations to our Finalists!
Congratulations to these 30 student-spellers who will compete in the
24th annual St. Louis Post-Dispatch Spelling Bee Finals at
10 a.m. on Saturday, March 13, at Maryville University.
The winner of the St. Louis area finals will advance to the national finals at the 83rd annual Scripps Howard Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.
Our finalists are listed in alphabetical order, by school.
(These spellers all scored a perfect 25 out of 25 words!)
Riley Kloostra
Albert Cassens Elementary
Katrina John
Andrews Academy
Michael Wu
Ballwin Elementary
Gokul Venkatachalam
Claymont Elementary
Olivia Long
Forsyth School
Ryan Fine
Frontier Middle School
Kristy Hindman-Cook
Grantfork Upper Elementary
Alison Wuensch
Hixson Middle School
Souradip Ghosh
Highcroft Ridge Elementary
Matt Schneider
Hollenbeck Middle School
Balaji Cherupalla
Kennard Classical Jr. Academy
Abigail Moss
Ladue Middle School
Scott Steinbrenner
MICDS
Elaine Reichert
Parkway Central Middle School
Venkatesh Sivaraman
Parkway Northeast Middle School
Nikhita Kichili
Pheasant Point Elementary
Jacob Cytron
Reed Elementary
Jessica Castellanos
Rogers Middle School
Emily Novak
St. Francis of Assisi
Eleanor Marsh
St. Angela Merici School
Roopal Goel
Selvidge Middle School
Helena Schmidt
S.H.A.R.E. Home School
Nathan Collins
Truman Elementary
Sylvia Shrader
Vineland Elementary
Courtney Jost
Waterloo Junior High
Scott Campbell
Washington Middle School
Carly Leigraf
West Co. Christian Home Educators
Jennie Albertson
Westminster Christian Academy
Asa Royal
Wildwood Middle School
Emily Zhao
Wydown Middle School
