Anne Arundel County: Selah Sutton Wins 34th Annual Spelling Bee

Severna Park MD

21 March, 2022

6:48 AM

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Press release from Anne Arundel County Public School: March 19, 2022 Sélah Sutton of MacArthur Middle School outlasted 24 other champion spellers Saturday to capture the title at the 34th annual Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee. Sélah correctly spelled the word "annihilate" in the 11th round to win the championship. Jackson Olexy of Crofton Middle School finished second and Cassandra White of Severn River Middle School was third. The county bee, held in person this year, is presented annually by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of Secondary Reading, English, & Integrated Literacy. This year's presenting sponsor was Development Facilitators, Inc. (DFI). The event sponsors were Educational Systems Federal Credit Union, BGE, Comcast, DALY Computers, M&T Bank, and Horace Mann. The champion sponsors for this year were American College of Education, JMT, and Whiting Turner. Sélah will represent Anne Arundel County in the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. Also competing in this year's bee were: Annapolis Middle School: Audrey YankusArundel Middle School: Gavin Dean-St. ClairBrooklyn Park Middle School: Briana HathawayCentral Middle School: Calvin HenggelerChesapeake Bay Middle School: Odin ArnellCorkran Middle School: Addison SimmonsIndian Creek School: Isabelle SussmanLindale Middle School: Uwaezoke IhechiMagothy River Middle School: Gautham ThangaavelMarley Middle School: Chloe SmithMeade Middle School: Gavin LaceyMonsignor Slade Catholic School: London SmithNortheast Middle School: Hailey ScottOld Mill Middle School North: Jacob Urban-DavisOld Mill Middle School South: Liam SmithSevern School: Lottie MorganSeverna Park Middle School: Reid BergstromSt. Anne's School of Annapolis: Jameson CutlerSt. Martin Lutheran School: Denis HeinSt. Paul's Lutheran School: Julian WeismanSouthern Middle School: Lillian MartinWiley H. Bates Middle School: Jeannette Manseau The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a not-for-profit educational promotion sponsored by The E.W. Scripps Company in conjunction with businesses and community organizations around the world. Each sponsor organizes a spelling bee program in its community with the cooperation of area school officials: private, charter, parochial, public, and home schools. Above: From left, second-place finisher Jackson Olexy, champion Sélah Sutton, and third-place finisher Cassandra White. This press release was produced by Anne Arundel County Public School. The views expressed here are the author's own.