Spelling Bee
Palms Middle School participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee program. It all starts with a spelling bee at Palms, sponsored by Friends of Palms.
Palms Spelling Bee, Spring 2025
Spelling Bee tryouts: Friday, January 17, 2025, at lunch in Room 45.
Spelling Bee: Friday, January 24, Period 3 and Period 4 in the Auditorium.
Good luck to all of the contestants!
How to Participate
Step 1: On the tryout date, get a pass from your English teacher to go to Room 45 during lunch to pick up the word list and participate in the knock-out rounds.
Step 2: Knock-out rounds: Words from the word list will be used to narrow down the contestants to the final 15 students.
Step 3: On the Spelling Bee date, go to the Auditorium during Periods 3 and 4.
The winner among the 15 contestants will receive $35 and will represent Palms at the regional spelling competition.
Palms Spelling Bee Champs, Spring 2024
- Pratim Rajesh, 6th grade, 1st place
- Chidumebi Duru, 8th grade, 2nd place
Pratim's winning word was Pascagoula. In addition to placing first at Palms, he placed second in the regional competition!
Other contestants:
- Kennedy Berry
- Khushi Divyesh Bhakta
- Camron Cooper Jr.
- Bryce Curtis
- Rejeanne Facey
- Dorian Goodin
- Ashley Lopez
- Arva Parikh
- Abigail Rison
- Onaya Vinaki Rupasinghe
- Camden Sales
- Isabelle Shapiro
- Shaurya Kumar Singh
- Ela Veli
Pratim Rajesh and his father
Palms Spelling Bee Champs, Spring 2023:
- Camden Sales, first place
- Zara Syed, second place
Camden Sales
