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Sunday, May 20.
 
2012 Colorado State Spelling Bee
       
Himanvi Kopuri of Hamilton Middle School is the Colorado State Spelling Bee runner-up.  289 spellers from all over Colorado competed.  40 students made it to the final oral spelling bee, 9 of them were from DPS.  The other Denver finalists were Tia Karkos (Slavens), 7th place; Danny Sarché (Hamilton) and Jackson Hicks (Hamilton), 9th place; Josh Spielman (DSA), 12th place; Alex Jurich (Hamilton), 15th place; Eva Claire Jarecke (DSA), 24th place;  Annika Moen (RMSEL) and Kevin Vick (Hamilton), 38th place.  Three former DPS students were also state finalists:  Molly Berenbaum (35th place), Shray Chauhan (17th place), and Riley Somo (9th place).  All three were formerly students at Southmoor Elementary.
       
 
     
 Tia Karkos
 Kevin Vick
 Danny Sarché
 Alex Jurich
       
 Jackson Hicks
 Josh Spielman
 Annika Moen
 Eva Claire Jarecke
       
Photos: Denver Post 72nd Annual Colorado Spelling Bee
       
2012 "City Orals" District Championship Spelling Bee
 
Champion:  Kevin Vick Click here for results
 
 
The "City Orals" District Championship Spelling Bee was held on Wednesday, March 7.  Kevin Vick of Hamilton Middle School spelled insuperable and chartreuse correctly to claim the title.  The runner-up was Danny Sarché of Hamilton Middle School.  Click on "City Orals - Results" for all of the qualifiers.  
 
2012 "City Written" Spelling Contest
Champion:  Himanvi Kopuri
   

256 students from 38 schools participated in the City Written Spelling Contest today.  The champion was Himanvi Kopuri, a 6th grader from Hamilton Middle School.  Molly Berenbaum, a 6th grader from Denver Jewish Day School, and Danny Sarché, an 8th grader from Hamilton Middle School finished tied for second place.
Qualifiers


2012 Second Spelling Bee
The second spelling bees were held on Thursday, January 26.
Second spelling bee - list of champions:

West Denver Prep B, Ellis, and Noel at Smiley:  Haley Obermeier  (Smiley, 6th grade)
Chavez, Montclair, and University Park at DSA:  Josh Spielman  (DSA, 8th grade)
Blair, Cory, and Trevista at Hill:  Bryn Flanigan  (Cory, 4th grade) 
Randolph, Roberts, and GALS at Centennial:  Myranda Valdez  (Centennial, 8th grade)
                                                                 Allie Soliman  (Roberts, 8th grade)
Slavens and Lowry at Hamilton:  Jackson Hicks  (Hamilton, 8th grade)
Grant Ranch, Traylor, and Highline Academy at Southmoor::  Hannah Pederson 
                                                                           (Southmoor, 5th grade)
Gust, Bradley, and West Denver Prep A at RMSEL:  Annika Moen  (RMSEL, 8th grade)
       
2011 - 2012 First Spelling Bee
The first spelling bees were held on Tuesday, December 6.
First spelling bee - list of champions:
  
Cesar Chavez, Trevista, and West Denver Prep B at Centennial:  Myranda Valdez
                                                                        (Centennial, 8th grade)
Blair, Randolph, and University Park at Smiley:  Elizabeth Blackmun  (University Park, 5th grade)
DSA, Roberts, and Noel at Hill:  Isha Vial  (DSA, 6th grade)
Ellis, Montclair, and Lowry at RMSEL:  Sara Khorchidian  (RMSEL, 8th grade)
Traylor and Gust at Grant Ranch:  Candace Sandberg  (Grant Ranch, 8th grade)
Cory, Bradley, and Slavens at Southmoor:  Tia Karkos  (Slavens, 5th grade)
Highline Academy, West Denver Prep A, and GALS at Hamilton:  Himanvi Kopuri
                                                                                             (Hamilton, 6th grade)
 
 


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