Spelling Bee 2023: Watch The Competition April 1
The WHRO Public Media Spelling Bee will air on WHRO TV on April 1 at 2 p.m. Meet this year's competitors.
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 featured more than 40 spellers. Competition was fierce among these excellent spellers making for an exciting event.
The WHRO Public Media Spelling Bee will air on WHRO TV on April 1 at 2 p.m. Join us to see who is named as this year's champion.
Here are this year's competitors:
| Evan Anthony6th Grade, St. Matthew’s Catholic School Winning Word: carillon |
| Xynthia Anthony7th Grade, Yorktown Middle School Winning Word: pioneered |
| Shah Arezo8th Grade, Hampton Roads Academy Winning Word: architrave |
| Adalynn Barbeau7th Grade, River Road Middle School Winning Word: confiscated |
| Logan Binette7th Grade, Elizabeth City Middle School Winning Word: geopolitics |
| Abrianna Blake8th Grade, Norview Middle School Winning Word: jinx |
| Claire Boyle8th Grade, Broadwater Academy Winning Word: sleuthing |
| Virginia (Ginny Lee) Brown8th Grade, Georgie Tyler Middle School Winning Word: tempo |
| Claire Browning6th Grade, Cape Henry Collegiate School Winning Word: breakneck |
| Eden Castel7th Grade, Smithfield Middle School Winning Word: roulette |
| Niko Cochran8th Grade, Star Of The Sea School Winning Word: cyclosis |
| Blake Cushman6th Grade, Norfolk Collegiate School Winning Word: urchins |
| Alexis Devers8th Grade, Nansemond Suffolk Academy Winning Word: caparisoned |
| Skyler Duckworth7th Grade, Poquoson Middle School Winning Word: roulette |
| Catherine Fals8th Grade, Hickory Middle School Winning Word: gibbon |
| Esther Gammill8th Grade, Virginia Beach Middle School Winning Word: configuration |
| Jack Gibson8th Grade, Peasley Middle School Winning Word: intermittent |
| Zoe Hardy6th Grade, Larkspur Middle School Winning Word: canid |
| Willow Hefflefinger7th Grade, Stone Bridge School Winning Word: plunder |
| Colton Heilman6th Grade, Atlantic Shores Christian School Winning Word: balm |
| Nia Jeffries6th Grade, Bayside Sixth Grade Campus Winning Word: poppet |
| Susanna Kidwell6th Grade, St. Pius X School Winning Word: counterfeit |
| Rohith Konduri7th Grade, Norfolk Academy Winning Word: barrister |
| Steven Kresovich8th Grade, Page Middle School Winning Word: acrid |
| Gabe Lancanlale6th Grade, Lake Taylor Middle School Winning Word: inlet |
| Andrew Lee7th Grade, Academy for Discovery at Lakewood Winning Word: Lyme |
| Chloe Murray6th Grade, Greenbrier Enrichment Center & School Winning Word: menacing |
| Joy Mutombo8th Grade, Indian River Middle School Winning Word: extraneous |
| Peyton Ndow7th Grade, Plaza Middle School Winning Word: insinuation |
| Leila Nista8th Grade, Queens Lake Middle School Winning Word: emigrate |
| Amarachukwusom Nwokoji6th Grade, Landstown Middle School Winning Word: flybys |
| Ivy O’Neil8th Grade, Southampton Middle School Winning Word: deviation |
| Arya Patel8th Grade, Grafton Middle School Winning Word: ruse |
| Liam Patton6th Grade, Ann H. Kilgore Gifted Center Winning Word: telenovelas |
| Memphis Perkins6th Grade, Perkins Homeschool Winning Word: flybys |
| Amani Prince8th Grade, B.T. Washington Middle School Winning Word: starboard |
| Iva Qauqau8th Grade, Princess Anne Middle School Winning Word: blunder |
| Victoria Roots6th Grade, Westside Elementary School Winning Word: starboard |
| Mihika Sakharpe8th Grade, Old Donation School Winning Word: frigid |
| Triniti Skipper8th Grade, Western Branch Middle School Winning Word: orca |
| Nina Terzic6th Grade, Tabb Middle School Winning Word: emblem |
| Siddhiksha Vibushnan7th Grade, Great Neck Middle School Winning Word: Chicago |
| Peyton Walter6th Grade, Gloria Dei Lutheran School Winning Word: beyond |
| Corey Zheng7th Grade, Thomas Hunter Middle School Winning Word: crevices |
| William Zieger7th Grade, Hornsby Middle School Winning Word: epidemiology |