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ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Anthony Olivera Grade: 7 | Age: 12City: BristowWinning word: alacrity

Anna DownesALTERNATE

ANTIETAM ELEMENTARY

Simon YonasGrade: 5 | Age: 11City: WoodbridgeWinning word: sparsely

Annie TalkingtonALTERNATE

BALDWIN ELEMENTARY

Gabrielle LawGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: ManassasWinning word: matron

BALDWIN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

Ada HusbandGrade: 5 | Age: 11City: ManassasWinning word: vegetable

Kendra MoralesALTERNATE

BELMONT ELEMENTARY

Zain PushtoonyarGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: WoodbridgeWinning word: handiwork

Farheen ShujaALTERNATE

STUART M. BEVILLE MIDDLE

Haris KhalidGrade: 8 | Age: 14City: Dale CityWinning word: premonition

Gavin MacDonaldALTERNATE

BENNETT ELEMENTARY

Elaina MullinsGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: ManassasWinning word: machete

Sadaf HashemiALTERNATE

BRISTOW RUN ELEMENTARY

Alyssa WallaceGrade: 2 | Age: 8City: BristowWinning word: geometry

Zoya KhanALTERNATE

BUCKLAND MILLS ELEMENTARY

Nithya KasiramanGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: GainesvilleWinning word: premonition

Peyton DeMicheleALTERNATE

BULL RUN MIDDLE

Aditi MukulGrade: 8 | Age: 14City: Haymarket

Winning word: xylorimbaVedanth SubramanianALTERNATE

CHRIST CHAPEL ACADEMY

Mason PerkinsGrade: 8 | Age: 13City: DumfriesWinning word: clementine

T. CLAY WOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Sahasra BattinapatlaGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: BristowWinning word: dialect

DUMFRIES ELEMENTARY

Alaina PorterGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: TriangleWinning word: testament

Jamyrie JohnsonALTERNATE

E.H. MARSTELLER MIDDLE

Naman Agarwal Grade: 7 | Age: 13City: BristowWinning word: abundance

Jeffrey AsiamaALTERNATE

FANNIE W. FITZGERALD ELEMENTARY

Ahadu HailuGrade: 2 | Age: 7City: WoodbridgeWinning word: primers

Amanuel MengistuALTERNATE

FEATHERSTONE ELEMENTARY

Abdullah AlotwalaGrade: 3 | Age: 9City: Woodbridge

Winning word: blingKarla ButenALTERNATE

GAINESVILLE MIDDLE

Nikki NelsonGrade: 7 | Age: 12City: BristowWinning word: resplendence

GEORGE CARR ROUND ELEMENTARY

Victoria IngramGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: ManassasWinning word: cosmic

Melanie ValladaresALTERNATE

GEORGE G. TYLER ELEMENTARY

Sajid ParvezGrade: 3 | Age: 9City: GainesvilleWinning word: raillery

Isaiah CarlyeALTERNATE

GEORGE P. MULLEN ELEMENTARY

Ivadette HaziriGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: ManassasWinning word: segregation

Blerina RexhepiALTERNATE

GLENKIRK ELEMENTARY

Matthew SorienteGrade: 5 | Age: 11City: GainesvilleWinning word: ichthyosaurus

Audrey UpdegraffALTERNATE

THURGOOD MARSHALL ELEMENTARY

Namirah AhmadGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: ManassasWinning word: ichthyosaurus

Ayaan MalikALTERNATE

52 young spellers representing Prince William County

and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park will com-

pete Friday, March 9, for the right to represent the com-

munity at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this spring.

The spellers, pictured on these two pages, all won el-

ementary or middle school spelling bees to advance to

the regional bee, sponsored by InsideNoVa/Prince Wil-

liam and the Bel-Air Woman’s Club. Among them are

three second-graders: Alyssa Wallace, 8, of Bristow Run

Elementary; Ahadu Hailu, 7, of Fannie W. Fitzgerald El-

ementary; and Evan Caudill, 8, of Manassas Christian

School. Another four participants are only in third grade.

Other competitors include 2016 regional champion

Simran Patibanda, an eighth-grader at Graham Park

Middle School, and Ethan Kirsch, representing the Home

Organization of Parent Educators. Patibanda and Kirsch were among three spellers who tied for second place in the 2017 regional bee.

The winner of the Prince William Regional Spelling Bee will advance to the national spelling bee, May 27-June 1 at Gaylord National Harbor.

‘Bee’ there

What: The 40th annual Prince William Regional Spelling Bee

When: Friday, March 9, 7 p.m.

Where: George Hampton Middle School, 14800 Darbydale Ave., Dale City

Sponsors: InsideNoVa/Prince William and the Bel-Air Woman’s Club

Top spellers square off at regional bee March 9

MANASSAS PARK MIDDLE

Alexis WittigGrade: 6 | Age: 11City: ManassasWinning word: shortage

Anne Marie CortazziALTERNATE

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ELEMENTARY

Ikraan MohamedGrade: 3 | Age: 8City: ManassasWinning word: sprinkle

Jestelle IgnacioALTERNATE

MARY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY

Kwaaba ManuGrade: 5 | Age: 11City: DumfriesWinning word: germinate

Joaquin VillablanceALTERNATE

MAYFIELD INTERMEDIATE

Wajid AkhtarGrade: 5 | Age: 11City: ManassasWinning word: gregorian

Emma LindenfelserALTERNATE

GEORGE HAMPTON MIDDLE

Melissa GeorgeGrade: 6 | Age: 12City: WoodbridgeWinning word: perserverance

Areli SanchezALTERNATE

MINNIEVILLE ELEMENTARY

Emma RamirezGrade: 4 | Age: 10City: DumfriesWinning word: electioneer

Naya WattsALTERNATE

MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY

Sage MillerGrade: 3 | Age: 8City: WoodbridgeWinning word: truculently

Nadiyah WilliamsALTERNATE

OLD BRIDGE ELEMENTARY

Satin ShariatiGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: WoodbridgeWinning word: vulpine

Wahibah RafiahALTERNATE

PENNINGTON SCHOOL

Evelyn PopescuGrade: 7 | Age: 12City: NokesvilleWinning word: chandler

Isabella CarterALTERNATE

WEST GATE ELEMENTARY

Alana MolinaGrade: 4 | Age: 10City: ManassasWinning word: protested

Marwa BenaissaALTERNATE

GRAHAM PARK MIDDLE

Simran PatibandaGrade: 8 | Age: 14City: WoodbridgeWinning word: cabaret

Katelyn JohnALTERNATE

HERBERT J. SAUNDERS MIDDLE

Haylie BrimhallGrade: 6 | Age: 11City: MontclairWinning word: partition

Lexi BoatengALTERNATE

HOME ORGANIZATION OF PARENT EDUCATORS

Ethan KirschGrade: 7 | Age: 12City: BristowWinning word: celiac

Jonathan ColemanALTERNATE

J.W. ALVEY ELEMENTARY

Lucy LuGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: Haymarket Winning word: miracle

Sakshi GowdaALTERNATE

JENNIE DEAN ELEMENTARY

Christopher BustilloGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: ManassasWinning word: lizard

Sophia MartinezALTERNATE

LAKE RIDGE MIDDLE

Niveda MaheshGrade: 7 | Age: 13City: WoodbridgeWinning word: guillotine

Maryam FarooqALTERNATE

LOCH LOMOND ELEMENTARY

Natalie Claderon-LemusGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: ManassasWinning word: crumpled

Nathaniel WilsonALTERNATE

LOUISE A. BENTON MIDDLE

Kaylin BeecherGrade: 7 | Age: 12City: ManasassasWinning word: bowler

Brandon WangALTERNATE

MANASSAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

Evan CaudillGrade: 2 | Age: 8City: ManassasWinning word: infraction

Wyatt AtwellALTERNATE

WEEMS ELEMENTARY

Rubelsi NajarroGrade: 4 | Age: 10City: ManassasWinning word: sprinkle

Justin Lovo CamposALTERNATE

RICHARD C. HAYDON ELEMENTARY

Justinn ManalansanGrade: 4 | Age: 9City: ManassasWinning word: practically

Aaron NewbillALTERNATE

RIPPON MIDDLE

Adnan MurtazaGrade: 8 | Age: 14City: DumfriesWinning word: practitioner

Muhammad KhurramALTERNATE

ROCKLEDGE ELEMENTARY

Aashaz AhmadGrade: 4 | Age: 10City: WoodbridgeWinning word: patriotism

Brendan Amoah-DanielsALTERNATE

SAMUEL L. GRAVELY JR. ELEMENTARY

Kaitlyn ThaiGrade: 5 | Age: 10City: HaymarketWinning word: barrette

Layla SkinnerALTERNATE

SETON SCHOOL

Ashley KnightGrade: 8 | Age: 13City: WarrentonWinning word: conundrum

Amelie HaliskyALTERNATE

SONNIE PENN ELEMENTARY

Ava GlotzerGrade: 5 | Age: 11City: WoodbridgeWinning word: Chesapeake

Raymond BaumannALTERNATE

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS REGIONAL SCHOOL

Bethelle LanquayeGrade: 7 | Age: 12City: Woodbridge Winning word: hibiscus

Abey PaulALTERNATE

STONEWALL MIDDLE

Jonathan UmanaGrade: 8 | Age: 13City: ManassasWinning word: acacias

Fahmeed NabiALTERNATE

WOODBRIDGE MIDDLE

Gracie DavisGrade: 7 | Age: 13City: WoodbridgeWinning word: truculently

Natalie JonesALTERNATE

GRACE E. METZ MIDDLE

Connor HigbyGrade: 8 | Age: 13

City: ManassasWinning word: ichthyosaurus

Kylee DonovanALTERNATE

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