Pictured left to right: Mrs. Rosalyn W. Smith (Deputy Superintendent), Aliza Hutley (1st Place), Annabella McDaniel (2nd Place), Evoni Jenkins (3rd Place), and Steve Scott (School Board Member)

The Gadsden District Jr. Division Spelling Bee for grades 4-8 was held on January 7, 2015 at the Max D. Walker Administration Building.   The pronouncer was Mrs. Marian Bethune. The judges were Ms. Doris Hinson, Ms. Sherrie Taylor, and Dr. Pink Hightower. 

The District Spelling Bee winners were as follows:

1^st Place – Aliza Hutley – James A. Shanks Middle School

2^nd Place – Annabella McDaniel – Robert F. Munroe

3^rd Place – Evoni Jenkins – George W. Munroe Elementary School 

Contestants from the other schools were as follows:

Contestants                      Grade Level                   School

Samson Jackson                       4^th                         Chattahoochee Elementary

Tyler Watson                           4^th                         Gadsden Elementary Magnet

Daliyah Williams                     4^th                         Greensboro Elementary

Jada O’Neal                            5^th                          Gretna Elementary

Sanai Brown                            4^th                         Havana Elementary

Asia Richardson                       6^th                        Havana Middle

Keyarrah Rivers                       4^th                        St. John Elementary

Zakiyyah Culver                       5^th                       Stewart Street Elementary

Christopher Jones                     7^th                       West Gadsden High

Aliza Hutley will represent the district and compete at the Big Bend Regional Spelling Bee in Tallahassee on Saturday, February 7, 2015.