The 2025 Phoebe Hearst Spelling Bee has come to a close!
Congratulations to our Phoebe School Champion, Arya Topcu, who will advance to the Regional Qualifiers! Arya is in 4th Grade, and this is her second consecutive overall win of the Pheo-BEE Spelling Bee. The 2nd Place overall went to Wally Stefanki, who is in 3rd Grade. Wally also participated in the final “spell-off” with Arya and did VERY well!
All students who participated should be VERY proud of their accomplishments!
Primary Grades 1-3, Round #3 winners of the Oral Bee:
First Place – Wally Stefanki
Second Place – Henry Burns
Third Place – Noah Khan
Intermediate Grades 4-6, Round #3 winners of the Oral Bee:
First Place – Arya Topcu
Second Place – Derek Bloom
Third Place – Carlie Levine
Best in Grades and Best in Classes:
First Grade – Best in First Grade: Noah Khan
Davis 1st Noah Khan, 2nd Jeevan Raman, 3rd Roxana Harris
Lozano 1st Edward Feguis, 2nd William Myers, 3rd Evaan Gulati
Nelson 1st Summer Jacobs, 2nd (3-way tie: Rowan Kasting,
Emilia Lambruschini, Aris Thanopoulos), 3rd Zelda Lee-McCarvel
Brown 1st June Mulhall, 2nd Rhapsody Beckett, 3rd Rosalie Watson
Second Grade – Best in Second Grade: Henry Burns
Chacon 1st Henry Burns, 2nd Aleks Shetty-Hudson, 3rd Dean Galeckas
Wagner 1st Bryan Duran, 2nd Oliver Opatz
Ching 1st Jane Skinner, 2nd Holden Turk & Isabelle Mena, 3rd Owen Reali
Vancil 1st David Marsano, 2nd Shayla Vadi
Third Grade – Best in Third Grade: Elias Cobb
Chasko 1st: Elias Cobb, 2nd: Sophia McCarther, 3rd: Melissa Perez
Le 1st: Phoenix Shu, 2nd: Dylan Garber, 3rd: Cecilia Wilson
Enriquez 1st: Wally Stefanki, 2nd: Lucia Mueller, 3rd: Ipo Cook
Gray 1st: Travis Armstrong, 2nd: Katherine Cromwell, 3rd: Quinn Lee
Fourth Grade – Best in Fourth Grade: Arya Topcu
White 1st: Arya Topcu, 2nd: Treble Beckett, 3rd: Lily Moran
Dighero 1st: Kimberly Chanco, 2nd: Phoebe Bennett, 3rd: Audrina Vadi
Scinto 1st: Madeleine Manricks, 2nd: Mila St. Germain, 3rd: Nicolas Martin
Fifth Grade -Best in Fifth Grade: Carlie Levine
Harris 1st: Carlie Levine, 2nd: Queen Nguyen, 3rd: Nigel Moshiri
Frasier 1st: Derek Bloom, 2nd: Macie Schneider, 3rd: Emarie Arata
Goul 1st: Adrian Rodriguez, 2nd: Isaiah Cobb
Sixth Grade -Best in Sixth Grade: Archis Mathrakott
Rupert 1st: Archis Mathrakott, 2nd: Isabelle Siegert, 3rd: Hendrix Burton
Meyer 1st: Julian Larsen, 2nd: Zipporah Mesfin, 3rd: Gio Williams
Henrikson 1st: Aryana Ray, 2nd: Natasha Khan, 3rd: Makenzie Williams
Congratulations to all!
Thanks to our Spelling Bee Team – Jeanne Chasko, Rachel Connor, Susan Simmons, and Trevor Hinkley, along with Mrs. Enriquez! Also, we are grateful to our Plant Manager, Tony, for all the support along the way!
We are looking forward to another amazing Spelling Bee next year!