After starting with a field of 32 competitors, it took about an hour to whittle that number down to one person, who is this year’s top speller in Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District). Alma Aurora Zamora, an eighth grader from K. White Jr. High School (pictured right) won this year’s annual district spelling bee. Zamora will now advance to the 26th Annual Rio Grande Valley Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 1, at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen.
Nelissa Garcia, a seventh grader from Mission Jr. High School (pictured center), came in second place. The third place finisher in this year’s district spelling bee was Lisa Garza, a fifth grade student from O’Grady Elementary School.
The other top spellers who competed in this year’s Mission CISD District Spelling Bee were: Victoria Ramirez, Alton Elementary School; Natalie Vidaurri, Alton Elementary School; Marina Cavazos, Bryan Elementary School; Sophia Garcia, Bryan Elementary School; Andrea Gomez, Cantu Elementary School; Alfonso Ramos, Cantu Elementary School; Rolando Reyna, Castro Elementary School; Gema Sepulveda, Castro Elementary School; Jamaal Ogdee, Cavazos Elementary School; Clarissa Pena, Cavazos Elementary School; Lesley Adame, Escobar/Rios Elementary School; Miguel Garcia, Escobar/Rios Elementary School; Adan Bravo, Leal Elementary School; Kimberly Espinosa, Leal Elementary School; Alinah Hernandez, Marcell Elementary School; Sophia Hernandez, Marcell Elementary School; Angel F. Rodriguez, Midkiff Elementary School; Yareli Carrillo, Midkiff Elementary School; Adan Ramos, Mims Elementary School; Nicholas Reyna, Mims Elementary School; Danilee Alaniz, O’Grady Elementary School; Angela Flores, Salinas Elementary School; David Cedillo, Salinas Elementary School; Chelsea Barrientos, Alton Memorial Jr. High School; Wendy De La Cruz Moncivias, Alton Memorial Jr. High School; Andrea Martinez, Mission Jr. High School; Nicole Khachikian, K. White Jr. High School; Samantha Lira, R. Cantu Jr. High School; Ramiro Flores, R. Cantu Jr. High School.
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