Mountain Vista had its annual spelling bee on Friday, Jan. 29. The bee was intensely competitive, with the battle for first and second place going for 16 rounds!
The winners of the bee are:
6th place: Angelina Stanford
5th place: Shania Shepherd
4th place: Jimmie Madrid, Jr.
3rd place: Veronica Gomez
2nd place: Azul Candelaria
1st place: James Colwell
First, second, and third place will compete at the Pinal County bee, held in Casa Grande in February – fourth, fifth, and sixth place will go to Casa Grande as alternates.
This year’s judges were: Verdean Smith, Darlene Cavanaugh, and Joanna Soulé, who was also the pronouncer. The Coordinator of the bee was Monika Bond, 5th grade teacher.