![Pictured left to right: Amritha Diwana, Lakewood Elementary; Carter Glen Cardenas, Connecting Waters Central Valley Charter School; and alternate winner Kabir Panchal, Agnes Baptist Elementary.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1732303712/stancoeorg/qi0ibekoaolhjiri6x6e/ElementarySpellingChampionship.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1732303712/stancoeorg/qi0ibekoaolhjiri6x6e/ElementarySpellingChampionship.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1732303712/stancoeorg/qi0ibekoaolhjiri6x6e/ElementarySpellingChampionship.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1732303712/stancoeorg/qi0ibekoaolhjiri6x6e/ElementarySpellingChampionship.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1732303712/stancoeorg/qi0ibekoaolhjiri6x6e/ElementarySpellingChampionship.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1732303712/stancoeorg/qi0ibekoaolhjiri6x6e/ElementarySpellingChampionship.jpg","width":2200}])
Top Spellers Announced at County Spelling Championship
Top spellers from area schools competed in the Stanislaus County Elementary Spelling Championship on November 21, 2024. Sponsored by the Stanislaus County Office of Education, the Elementary Spelling Championship for children in grades 4-6 took place at the Martin G. Petersen Event Center in Modesto. Chris Dempsey from La Loma Junior High School served as the Spelling Master, and volunteers from each school site served as proctors.
The top two spellers in the Elementary Spelling Championship are Carter Glen Cardenas from Connecting Waters Central Valley Charter School and Amritha Diwana from Lakewood Elementary. The champions spelled words correctly, including deciduous, xenophobia, and somnambulate.
Carter Glen and Amritha will represent Stanislaus County at the state competition April 26, 2025, at the Great Wolf Lodge, in Manteca. Alternate winner, Kabir Panchal from Agnes Baptist Elementary, will attend the state competition if Carter Glen or Amritha cannot represent Stanislaus County.
Schools participating in this year’s Elementary Spelling Championship include:
Agnes Baptist, Bret Harte, Alice Stroud, Big Valley Christian, California Avenue, Capistrano, Cardozo, Chatom, Chrysler, Cloverland, Connecting Waters Central Valley Charter, Cunningham, Denair Charter Academy, Dennis Earl, Dieterich, Eisenhut, El Vista, Empire, Enslen, Fair Oaks, Fox Road, Franklin, Fremont, Great Valley Academy, Hickman, Hughes, Hunt, Hurd Barrington, Julien, Keyes, Keyes to Learning Charter, Kirschen, Knights Ferry, Lakewood, Lucille Whitehead, Magnolia, Mesa Verde, Orville Wright, Our Lady of Fatima, Paradise, Riverbank Language Academy, Ross, Sierra View, Sipherd, Sonoma, St. Stanislaus, Stanislaus, Von Renner, Walnut and Yolo.
Gold Medal Winners:
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Name |
School |
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Grestan Aldemita |
Great Valley Academy Modesto |
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Quynn Becker |
Dennis Earl |
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Ethan Britanico |
Big Valley Christian |
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Anneke Capps |
Sonoma |
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Aron De La Cruz |
Hurd Barrington |
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Noah Del Rosario |
Sipherd |
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Lucy Dent |
Julien |
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Sehej Dhaliwal |
Dennis Earl |
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Angel Duarte Ramirez |
Sierra View |
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Luke Erickson |
Our Lady of Fatima |
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Ana Rose Garcia |
Capistrano |
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Michael Giannini |
Hickman |
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Jeanine Gonzales |
Julien |
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John Grimes |
Our Lady of Fatima |
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Kendra Guzman |
Cunningham |
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Audree Haro |
El Vista |
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Kennedy Hartwig |
Cloverland |
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Gorgees Jabreel |
Chrysler |
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Arabella Jara |
Fair Oaks |
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Judith Jimenez |
Connecting Waters Central Valley |
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Justin Jorritsma |
Walnut |
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Kaylyn Khatri |
Big Valley Christian |
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Ernesto Lara |
Kirschen |
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Catherine Manix |
Great Valley Academy Modesto |
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Victoria Miller |
Paradise |
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Abbi Minck |
Knights Ferry |
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Mia Outman |
Cardozo |
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Logan Parker |
Enslen |
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Vida Ranson |
Great Valley Academy Modesto |
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Merrium Richison |
Magnolia |
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Jayda Rocha |
Riverbank Language Academy |
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Mateo Santos Montiel |
St. Stanislaus Catholic |
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Evan Schwartz |
Knights Ferry |
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Harleen Sidhu |
Great Valley Academy Modesto |
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Asher Sink |
Hickman |
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Michael Soriente |
Hughes |
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Vina Tran |
Walnut |
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Ayson Yoeun-Mon |
Franklin |
Silver Medal Winners:
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Name |
School |
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Aria Amore |
Eisenhut |
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Lux Berry |
Chatom |
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Preston Bordona |
Ross |
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Fallon Borges |
St. Stanislaus Catholic |
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AnAaliyah Brown |
Keyes To Learning Charter |
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Braxton Carlson |
Denair Elementary Charter Academy |
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Emily Castaneda |
Lucille Whitehead |
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Natalie Cecil |
Knights Ferry |
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Azucena Cortez Cortes |
Yolo |
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Stephen Danyal |
Sipherd |
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Aiden Domingo McGowan |
Franklin |
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Farrah Emerson |
Hurd Barrington |
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Amalia Espinoza |
Capistrano |
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Callie Hallum |
Chatom |
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Jonathan Hernandez |
Mesa Verde |
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Julian Hernandez Garnica |
California Avenue |
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Lacey Hoffman |
Cardozo |
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Ali Jalal |
Mary Lou Dieterich |
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William Knight |
Stroud |
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Grayson Labansky |
Ross |
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Isabella Llernas-Soria |
Keyes |
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Alejandra Mendez |
Orville Wright |
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Gabi Minck |
Knights Ferry |
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Aaron Orozco |
Hughes |
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Alexander Padilla |
Chatom |
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Cathy Pedrizco |
Bret Harte |
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Nailea Perez |
Von Renner |
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Kaylee Plasencia |
California Avenue |
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Quinn Rogers |
Fremont |
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Kevin Santana |
Von Renner |
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Ryleigh Smith |
Fox Road |
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Alexander Soria |
Keyes To Learning Charter |
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Connor Stillman |
Stanislaus |
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Mikhael Tobor |
Keyes |
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Arianna Torres |
Stroud |
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Evalynn Torres |
Mesa Verde |
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Annaleigh Urbina |
Denair Elementary Charter Academy |
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Avery Wyatt |
Riverbank Language Academy |
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Muachi Xiong |
Paradise |
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Nathan Yang |
Paradise |
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Bristol Yohe |
Paradise |
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