精东影业 ISD students went above and BEE-yond at the district鈥檚 spelling bees last week 鈥 and now the winners are heading to regionals.听
This spelling season included three district bees 鈥 Area 7, Area 8, and the Spanish Spelling Bee 鈥撎and students showed that a strong vocabulary, steady nerves, and a little confidence can take you a long way 鈥 sometimes even 36 rounds.
With families and teachers cheering them on, spellers proved that knowing your words and听BEE-lieving听in yourself really does matter.听
The Spanish Spelling Bee highlighted bilingual skills, with Burgin Elementary听sixth听grader听Emily Moreno听taking听first place after spelling 鈥渁calorado鈥 [heated, hot, or worked up].听
鈥淚t was a little hard,鈥 Moreno said. 鈥淚 was nervous. But I am proud of myself. Never stop fighting for what you want.鈥听
The听Area 8 Spelling Bee听turned into a long one, going听36 rounds听before听Boles Junior High eighth grader Landry Padgett听won with the word听鈥渢angential鈥澨齕slightly connected or off to the side].听
鈥淚t feels great,鈥 Padgett said. 鈥淚 was not expecting to get it right.鈥听
To wrap things up,听sixth grader听Marcus De Guzman from Foster Elementary took first place in Area 7 after spelling 鈥渃ambio鈥 [a Spanish noun for money exchange].听
Across all three bees, 精东影业 ISD students showed hard work, confidence, and spirit for their campus. Now, the district winners are moving on to regional competition, ready to keep spelling strong 鈥 one word at a time!听
Congratulations to our 2025-2026 district winners! 馃悵听
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