Newark students competing in Regional Spelling Bee
Wayne Post
Two seventh graders from Newark Middle School will compete in the regional leg of the annual Scripps Spelling Bee on March 20 at the Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES Conference Center in Newark.
Braydan Sherman won first place in the local Bee, followed by Olivia Demer in second. The school’s alternate representative, seventh grader Caleb Coleman, finished in third place. Also competing in the NMS Spelling Bee were sixth graders Ridley Chandler, Alexis Huntington and Jonathan Mayzak.
English language arts teacher Mel Hager, who coordinates the local Bee, said this year’s process involved attending national webinars through Scripps, regional meetings and frequent communication with Scripps and the regional director.