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Meet the Spellers: 2024 Central PA Spelling Bee Grand Championship

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In January 2024, approximately 200 spellers qualified to participate in the written portion of the Central PA Spelling Bee presented by WITF. The following top 36 spellers have qualified to participate in the 2024 Grand Championship.


Congratulations to:

  • Arpana Banjara, Central York MS/SD
  • Nathaniel Barbosa, Mountain View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Aayush Behura, Hershey IES/Derry Township SD
  • Austin Booc, Wheatland MS/School District of Lancaster
  • Judson Burkholder, Gehmans Mennonite School/Denver, PA
  • Vedika Burman, Paxtonia ES/Central Dauphin SD
  • Joshua Cotton, Central York MS/SD
  • Lucas Crawford, Martin Meylin MS/Lampeter-Strasburg SD
  • Sanvi Das, Eagle View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Chimere Felton, Lamberton MS/Carlisle Area SD
  • Ruth Gonzalez Lopez, Smith MS/Solanco SD
  • Eliza Hess, Gerald G. Huesken MS/Conestoga Valley SD
  • Jonathan Hoffman, East Juniata JSHS/Juniata County SD
  • Sharanya Kandimala, Eagle View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Anunita Kesavan, Eagle View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Sarah Kessler, Central York MS/SD
  • Rudranandhan Kumar, Mountain View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Claire Leonard, Donegal JHS/SD
  • Susie McCooey, The Stone Independent School, Lancaster
  • Elizabeth Mercado, Cocalico MS/SD
  • Sai Sri Valli Mogilineedi, Mountain View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Ethan Moreno, Mechanicsburg MS/SD
  • Haris Niazi, York Suburban MS/SD
  • Rachana Nou, Paxtonia ES/Central Dauphin SD
  • Keira Oliver, Lamberton MS/Carlisle Area SD
  • Jude Pindzola, York Suburban MS/SD
  • William Reichert, Infinity Charter School, Harrisburg
  • Derek Shaffer, East Pennsboro MS/SD
  • Aarav Shah, Dallastown MS/SD
  • Rose Smith, Landisville MS/Hempfield SD
  • Akshaj Somisetty, Mountain View MS/Cumberland Valley SD
  • Aisha Syed, Central Dauphin MS/SD
  • Maelle Weir, Greencastle-Antrim MS/SD
  • Asa Witmer, Wheatland MS/School District of Lancaster
  • Naevia Zortman, Crossroads MS/West Shore SD
  • Colton Zutell, Landisville IC/Hempfield SD

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