Meet the Finalists

Our Spelling Bee finalists came from every corner of the state this year.

Each received a choice of The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy or Merriam Webter’s Collegiate Dictionary from Harrison Middleton University.

The four runners-up received the choice of dictionaries and a $50 savings bond.

Our winner, Jonathan Horton, was awarded:
A trip for two to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
$500 cash
A Webster’s Third New International Dictionary
A $100 savings bond
The Great Books of the Western World - a 60-volume set from Harrison Middleton University.

	Pooja Paode, 2nd Place 7th Grade Willis Jr. High Chandler Maricopa – Region 6
	Kent Morrissey 7th Grade Mountain Sky School Phoenix Maricopa – Region 4
	Shatarra Despain 8th Grade Mogollon Jr. High Heber-Overgaard Navajo County
	Kennedy Nou 6th Grade Mountain Vista School Queen Creek Pinal County
	Katherine DeLucido 8th Grade Mile High Middle School Prescott Yavapai County
	Dakota Duarte 4th Grade General Myer School Ft. Huachuca Cochise County
	Nicole Rapatan 8th Grade Sonoran Science Academy Tucson Pima County
	Kelly Lunt 7th Grade Duncan Jr. High Duncan Greenlee County
	Jonathan Horton, Winner 8th Grade East Valley Christian Home Educators Tempe Maricopa – Region 1
	Jacquelyn Oesterblad 8th Grade Rim Country Middle School Payson Gila County
	Anique Brito 8th Grade Buckeye Elementary School Buckeye Maricopa – Region 5
	Moby Ahmed 8th Grade Young Scholars' Academy Bullhead City Mohave County
	Kimberly Velasquez 8th Grade Little Red School Nogales Santa Cruz County
	Jessica Naim 7th Grade Desert Sky Middle School Tucson Pima County
	Jordan Bruner 6th Grade Madison Park School Phoenix Maricopa – Region 3
	Zachary Plumley 8th Grade Wigwam Creek Middle School Litchfield Park Maricopa – Region 5
	Cody Crain, 5th Place 8th Grade Desert Valley Elementary Glendale Maricopa – Region 4
	Hunter Kennedy 7th Grade Page Middle School Page Coconino County
	Seth Brummer 6th Grade Gila County Home Educators Pima Graham County
	Tony Nguyen 7th Grade Andersen Jr. High Chandler Maricopa – Region 6
	Kalli Francis 8th Grade El Dorado School Scottsdale Maricopa – Region 2
	Nikayla Martin 7th Grade Le Pera Elementary School Parker LaPaz County
	Haillie Lines 8th Grade Castle Dome Middle School Yuma Yuma County
	Dezmond Quintero 8th Grade McNary Elementary School McNary Apache County
	So-Young Chung, 4th Place 5th Grade Terramar Elementary Peoria Maricopa – Region 2
	Nicholas Connelly, 3rd Place 7th Grade Shepherd Jr. High Mesa Maricopa – Region 1
	Robert McMullin 6th Grade Barcelona Middle School Glendale Maricopa – Region 3