The 59th Annual Western Pa. Spelling Bee
Sponsored by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Saturday, March 21, 2009

Champion

Kyle Barron – Independence Middle School

2nd Place

Lauren Brown – Pine Richland Middle School

3rd Place

Tommy McCoy – Marshall Middle School

4th Place

Jeremy Pople – Andrew W. Mellon Middle School

5th Place

Joseph Olivas – Opus Fortis (homeschool)

2009 Spelling Bee Participants

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School - Abigail Riesmeyer
Allegheny Valley Elementary School - Marlea Sprandle
Andrew W. Mellon Middle School - Jeremy Pople
Aquinas Academy - John McKeating
Avella Area Jr./Sr. High - Maria Villotti
Baggaley Elementary School - Jamie Crow
Bairen Home School - Jacob Bairen
Bellmar Middle School - Matthew McCloskey
Bentworth Middle School - Nick Anderson
Bishop John B. McDowell School - Madison Wrubleski
Bobtown Elementary School - Ian Wrick
Boyce Middle School - Ananya Cleetus
Butler Catholic School - Emily Marie Feczko
California Area Elementary Middle School - Myesha McGriff
Canonsburg Middle School - Mukunda Aithal
Carmichaels Area Jr./Sr. High - Floretta Chambers
Cecil Intermediate School - Tessa Marie Scott
Champion Christian School - Josie Harsh
Charleroi Area Middle School - Daniel D. Riskey
Chartiers Valley Middle School - Kevin Nelson
Clarion Area Elementary School - Laikin Kiser
Connellsville Jr. High School East - Jesse Mark George
Cornell Educational Center - Russell O'Leary
Cranberry Elementary School - Cameron Hoover
Dassa McKinney Elementary School - Sara Lang
Deer Lakes Middle School - Paige Hall
Dorseyville Middle School - Dani Burton
East Union Intermediate Center - Srujan Dadi
Eden Christian Academy - Sarah Aiken
Eden Christian Academy - Wexford - Lauren Colella
Edgeworth Elementary School - Miasha Beck
Elizabeth Forward Middle School - Alexandra Poremba
Elroy Elementary School - Jordan Kinneavy
Evans City Elementary School - Kelvin T. Lalonde
Faith Christian School - Nathan Echegaray
First Baptist Christian School - Hildi Burleigh
Franklin Elementary School - Saki Nakai
Franklin Regional Middle School - Eric Pierce
Ft. Cherry Elementary Center - Galina Lodge
Ft. Cherry Jr./Sr. High School - Matthew Bracall
George Pivik Elementary School - Jesse Meade
Greater Latrobe Jr. High School - Julie Marcinik
Hampton Middle School - Luke Swanson
Hillcrest Intermediate School - Madeline Wensel
Hollidaysburg Area Jr. High School - Kyle Brashear
Holy Name School - Kelly Deskevich
Holy Trinity School - Nick Luchini
Imani Christian Academy - Deandre Barksdale
Independence Middle School - Kyle Barron
Ingomar Middle School - Bobby Wasileski
Jefferson Elementary School - Aleah Bousquet
Jefferson-Morgan Elementary School - Cassie Celaschi
Jefferson-Morgan Middle School - Coco Pahanish
John F. Kennedy Catholic School - Kerri Silbaugh
Julia Ward Howe Elementary School - Nate Whitson
Laurel Jr./Sr. High School - Rachael Baker
Mapletown Jr./Sr. High School - Dylan Rogers
Margaret Bell Miller Middle School - Devin Mowry
Mars Area Centennial School - Claire Marie Georgiadis
Marshall Middle School - Richard Thomas Mccoy
Mary Queen of Apostles School - Maria Castellon
McGuffey Middle School - Natalie Cerciello
Meadville Area Middle School - Autumn Pahel
Minadeo Elementary School - Max Bergie
Monessen Middle School - Ebonie M. Davis
Moon Area Middle School - Selin Sirinterlikci
Moss Side Middle School - Jacob Stebleton
Mt. Carmel Christian School - Ty C. Kinter
Neil Armstrong Middle School - Aaron Coplan
North Clarion Elementary School - Jordan Carroll
North Hills Christian Homeschool - Evan Smith
North Hills Junior High School - Robyn Madrishin
North Strabane Intermediate School - Trisha Klan
Northern Potter Jr./Sr. High School - Ethan Kibbe
Norvelt Elementary School - Trevor Salopek
Norwin Middle School - Marc Blair
Oil City Middle School - Angela Mattern
Opus Fortis - Joseph Olivas
Peebles Elementary School - William Lu
Perrysville Elementary School - Kelsey Toplak
Peters Township Middle School - Maple Chen
Pine Richland Middle School - Lauren Brown
Pleasant Hills Middle School - Alison Mazefsky
Quaker Valley Middle School - Rachael Houser
Rostraver Middle School - Christopher Christner
Scottdale Elementary School - John Hough
Somerset Area Jr. High School - Ryan Deshane
Southmoreland Jr. High School - Cody Van Dyke
St. Gabriel Sorrowful Virgin School - Morgan Kunkel
St. Louise De Marillac School - Matthew Conley
St. Luke Lutheran School - Grant Yurisic
St. Patrick School - Ty Reno Lesko
St. Teresa of Avila - Emma Helton
Thomas Jefferson Middle School - Emilia Ricciuti
Tidioute Community Charter School - Lacy Kitelinger
Titusville Middle School - Chris McKuhn
Urban League of Pittsburgh Charter - Robert Samuels
Walnut Grove Christian School - Tyler Fetsko
Washington County Homeschoolers - Angela Josephine Hope Guzman
Washington Park Elementary Middle School - Jordan Smith
Wendover Middle School - Brittney Frederick
West Greene Middle Sr. High - Emily Hughes
West Mifflin Area Middle School - Robert Donahoe
Wilmington Area Middle School - Richie Cameron
Winchester Thurston School - William H. Fox III
Windber Middle School - Jenna Bracken
Yough Middle School - Robert Ernette

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