Barranca Elementary winners from left, Corbin Wakefield, 3rd place; Samuel Cawkwell, 2nd place and Liam Colgan, 1st place, along with teacher Candice Kuykendall who coordinated the Barranca Mesa Spelling Bee. Courtesy/LAPS

Winners of the  Chamisa Elementary Spelling Bee with Spelling Bee Coordinator Gayle Eustis, back row from left, Dylan Rodriguez, runner-up; Chris Beavers, 3rd place; EJ Atkinson, 2nd place and front row, Dawson Belobrajdic, 1st place. Courtesy/LAPS

LAPS News:

Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) has announced the winners of the Elementary School and Los Alamos Middle School Spelling Bees.

Results:

Barranca Mesa Elementary

1st place: Liam Colgan, 5th grade
2nd place: Samuel Cawkwell, 5th grade
3rd place: Corbin Wakeford, 4th grade

Chamisa Elementary 

1st place:  Dawson Belobrajdic, 5th grade
2nd place: E.J. Atkinson, 6th grade
3rd place: Chris Beavers, 6th grade

Runner-up: Dylan Rodriguez, 6th grade

Mountain Elementary

1st place: Natalie Johnson, 4th grade
2nd place: Hannah Li, 6th grade
3rd place: Leia Lin, 6th grade

Piñon Elementary

1st place: Isaac Light, 6th grade
2nd place: Audrey Deines, 6th grade
3rd place: Noah Yeamans, 5th grade

Los Alamos Middle School

1st place: Julia Zou, 8th grade
2nd place: Elise Blackhart, 8th grade
3rd place: Gigi Fortin, 8th grade

Runner-up: Emmalyn Lee, 7th grade

It took 16 rounds to determine the winner of the middle school Spelling Bee. Thank you to all site coordinators, pronouncers and judges who helped make each Spelling Bee a success.

The top three from each school will participate in the District Spelling Bee currently scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2024.

Mountain Elementary winners from left, Natalie Johnson, 1st place; Hannah Li, 2nd place and Leia Lin, 3rd place. Courtesy/LAPS

Piñon Elementary winners from left, Noah Yeamans, 3rd place; Audrey Deines, 2nd place and Isaac Light, 1st place. Courtesy/LAPS

Julia Zou, left, earned first place in the Los Alamos Middle School Spelling Bee, followed by Elise Blackhart, 2nd place; Gigi Fortin, 3rd place and Emmalyn Lee, runner-up. Courtesy/LAPS