2025 Wicomico Spelling Bee Champions to Compete in Regional Spelling Bee at UMES
Wicomico County school spelling bee champions selected through competition at the school level will now compete in the 2025 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne on Saturday, March 1st. The winner of the regional bee will be the area鈥檚 representative at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in late May. The Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee will take place in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for Performing Arts at 10 a.m. on March 1st. The event is open to the public. Classmates, teachers, administrators, families and other supporters are invited to attend.
Additional Information:
The full list of school spelling bee champions from Wicomico County Public Schools is attached. For photos, please take a look at this Facebook post on the聽spelling bee winners聽from our schools and a recent BEE Social.
UMES sponsors and hosts the regional bee, which will involve students in grades 4-8 from
public schools and other schools on the Lower Shore. Students from Wicomico County Public
Schools have won many of the Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bees, and have
enjoyed competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee with their peers from around the
country.
The Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee will take place in the Ella Fitzgerald Center for Performing Arts at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 1. It is open to the public. Classmates, teachers, administrators, families and other supporters are invited to attend. Ample parking is available in the parking lots adjacent to the Fitzgerald PAC. Bee participants should arrive by 8:45 a.m. to check in and be relaxed and ready by bee time. Spectators should plan to be in their seats by 9:45 a.m.
Congratulations to each school鈥檚 two 2025 school spelling bee champions and good luck to all
of Wicomico鈥檚 top spellers in the March 1 Maryland Eastern Shore Regional Spelling Bee! Here
are the winners of each school鈥檚 spelling bee.
2025 School Spelling Bee Champions & Regional Bee Participants
Delmar Elementary: Elliott Duchaine (4 th ), 1 st Place; River Huggler (4 th ), runner-up
East Salisbury Elementary: Ziare Dale (5 th ), 1 st Place; Jessa Griffin (5 th ), runner-up.
Fruitland Intermediate: Abigail Desormeaux (5 th ), 1 st Place; Reed Stuart (4 th ) runner-up
Glen Avenue Elementary: Alexis Ortiz-Reyes (5 th ), 1 st Place; Darius Thomas-Fassett (4 th ), runner-
up
North Salisbury Elementary: Gargi Vasmate (4 th ), 1 st Place; Zeena Abdin (5 th ), runner-up
Northwestern Elementary: Kade White (5 th ), 1 st Place; Helena Bosco (4 th ), runner-up
Pemberton Elementary: Riley Taylor (5 th ), 1 st Place; Elijah Laurent (5 th ), runner-up
Pinehurst Elementary: Maura Ennis (5 th ), champion; Empress Nguyen (5 th ), runner-up
Prince Street Elementary: Lensey Maceno (5 th ) 1 st Place, Leila Townsend (5 th ), 2 nd Place
Westside Intermediate: Yohan Lopez Mejia (4 th ), 1 st Place; Elijah Sterling (5 th ) runner-up
Pittsville Elementary and Middle: Caleb Guerrero De La Cruz (7 th ), champion; Ethan Paau (5 th ),
runner-up
Bennett Middle: Faith King (8 th ), 1 st Place; Alexander Brown (8 th ), 2 nd Place
Salisbury Middle: Cypress Hales (6 th ) and Ishanth Kandagatla (7 th ), school champions
Wicomico Middle: Reva Jackson (7 th ) and Megan Barrientos (7 th ), school champions