Red Oak ISD students sweep first and second place at Ellis County Spelling Bee
Congratulations to the Red Oak ISD campus Spelling Bee champions! In December and January, ROISD students in grades 4-8 participated in the Scripps Spelling Bee at their campus.
First-place winners from each campus advanced to the Ellis County Spelling Bee on February 6 in Waxahachie, which was won by Ivana George of Red Oak Middle School (Gr. 6). Ethan Hernandez of Shields Elementary (Gr. 4) was the Ellis County Runner Up.
Ivana will now advance to the Dallas Regional Spelling Bee on March 8! Winners from that event will advance to the Scripts National Spelling Bee the last week of May in Washington, D.C.
All ROISD winners will be recognized at the February 24 Board Meeting.
Campus winners:
- Red Oak Middle School - Ivana George (6th grade) - Ellis County Spelling Bee Winner
- Eastridge Elementary - Cameron Smith (4th grade)
- Red Oak Elementary - Sydney Bosley (5th grade)
- Shields Elementary - Ethan Hernandez (4th grade) - Ellis County Spelling Bee Runner-Up
- Schupmann Elementary – Julia Coronado (5th grade)
- Wooden Elementary - Lane Hudson (5th grade)
Congratulations to all the ROISD Spelling Bee winners, and thank you to the teachers and librarians for their assistance.
Ivana George (ROMS) poses with the first-place trophy for winning the Ellis Co. Spelling Bee. Ethan Hernandez (Shields) finished as the runner-up.
