Cobos Clinches County Spelling Bee, Sets Eyes on National Prize
In an intense showdown of linguistic prowess, Charles County Public Schools celebrated its 46th annual Spelling Bee earlier this month, with students from across the county competing for the prestigious title. The event, held at Theodore G. Davis Middle…
In an intense showdown of linguistic prowess, Charles County Public Schools celebrated its 46th annual Spelling Bee earlier this month, with students from across the county competing for the prestigious title. The event, held at Theodore G. Davis Middle School on March 13, showcased the spelling acumen of the finest middle school spellers from 10 participating schools.
The competition started with teams from Davis, John Hanson, Matthew Henson, Mattawoman, Piccowaxen, General Smallwood, Milton M. Somers, and Benjamin Stoddert middle schools, along with contestants from Archbishop Neale School and Southern Maryland Christian Academy. These teams were formed following individual school bees, where students competed to represent their schools at the county level.
School teams sported fun Tshirts at the Spelling Bee including Piccowaxen Middle School's Word Nerds made up of eighth grader Karis Pilkerton, sixth grader John Roberts and Jay Wolfe, a seventh grader.
John Tompkins, content specialist for middle school language arts for Charles County Public Schools, goes over the format of the final rounds of the Spelling Bee with the five finalists before the closing of the event. From left, Cory Hodge Jr. of John Hanson Middle School, Landon Posey of Southern Maryland Christian Academy, Micriza Brown of Mattawoman Middle School, Tejas Suri of Archbishop Neale School and Aidan Cobos of Milton M. Somers Middle School.
Kylie Williams, a sixth-grade student at Matthew Henson Middle School, spells a word during the 46th Charles County Spelling Bee. Middle school students around the county compete at the school-level to make it to the county contest in hopes of a chance of going to the national competition.
Micriza Brown, a Mattawoman Middle School eighth grader, was the runner up in the 46th Charles County Public Schools Spelling Bee. She was on a team with eighth graders Javier Lovo Guevara and Hunter Green. This is the second year Mattawoman has brought the "magic" to the final rounds of the Bee. Last year, then-Mattawoman eighth grader Alec Gallahan took the champion title.
Superintendent of Schools Maria V. Navarro, Ed.D., left, congratulates Aidan Cobos, right, for winning the 46th Charles County Public Schools Spelling Bee. Cobos, a Milton M. Somers Middle School seventh grader will represent Charles County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.
The Bee progressed through rounds of increasingly challenging words. By the seventh round, only five spellers remained: Cory Hodge Jr. from Hanson, Landon Posey from SMCA, Micriza Brown from Mattawoman, Tejas Suri from ANS, and Aidan Cobos from Somers. Mistakes were made in the eighth round, with "meager" and "shrapnel" tripping up contestants, thinning the field to Posey, Brown, and Cobos.
In a nail-biting series of rounds, Posey stumbled on "audacity," leaving Brown and Cobos in a tense final face-off. The competition culminated in the 10th round with Cobos securing victory after correctly spelling "appendix" and "designate." Cobos attributed his success to the support of his mother and his coaches, Fara Walent and Valerie Amend.
Aidan Cobos will now advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee, scheduled for May at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Prince George's County, representing Charles County with pride.
Teams from each participating school demonstrated exceptional talent, guided by their dedicated coaches, in a testament to the academic excellence fostered within Charles County Public Schools. The event not only highlighted the students' spelling skills but also celebrated their hard work, preparation, and the community support that brought them to the stage.
As Cobos prepares for the national competition, Charles County looks forward to cheering on their champion, hopeful for a strong performance on the national stage.
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