OAKLAND SCHOOLS SCRIPPS REGIONAL SPELLING BEE MEET THIS YEAR’S CONTESTANTS ZOE ABRAHAM, 10 Everest Academy, Clarkston Grade: 5th Winning word: piers PRANEEL BASU, 12 West Hills Middle School, West Bloomfield Grade: 7th Winning word: gaunt ALEXANDER CHEBL, 10 Bingham Farms Elementary School, Bingham Farms Grade: 5th Winning word: infinity AARON DORFMAN, 10 Oakley Park Elementary School, Commerce Twp. Grade: 5th Winning word: volley EVAN GAPPY, 10 Brookfield Academy, West Bloomfield Twp. Grade: 5th Winning word: disco LUKE HERNAN, 14 Holly Middle School, Holly Grade:8th Winning word: relinquish SAMANTHA ANTON, 12 Holy Name School, Birmingham Grade: 7th Winning word: chilblains ANNA BOCHENEK, 14 St. John Lutheran School, Rochester Grade: 8th Winning word: diminutive KIRA CORRIGAN, 12 St. Joseph School, Lake Orion Grade: 6th Winning word: cliques MADELINE DOWNS, 11 Grayson Elementary School, Waterford Twp. Grade: 5th Winning word: banishment MIA GARCIA, 10 Woodland Elementary School, Troy Grade: 5th Winning word: frippery SETH HOLLAND, 13 Auburn Hills Christian School, Auburn Hills Grade: 8th Winning word: frippery JACKSON ARTISS, 11 Clarkston Elementary School, Clarkston Grade: 5th Winning word: construction ADITYA BODANAPU, 13 Sarah G. Banks Middle School, Wixom Grade: 8th Winning word: curiosity AUDRIE CRAYCRAFT, 10 Holly Elementary School, Holly Grade: 5th Winning word: axis ZEINA ELBARADIE, 10 Sheiko Elementary School, West Bloomfield Twp. Grade: 5th Winning word: prickling HANNAH GILLERY, 13 Dr. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence, Southfield Grade: 8th Winning word: gondolier JULIA HOUSEY, 13 Notre Dame Preparatory School & Marist Acad, Pontiac Grade:8th Winning word: prevaricate ALAYNA AYAR, 11 Our Lady of Refuge School, Orchard Lake Grade: 6th Winning word: cologne KEVIN CARTER, 10 Eagle Creek Academy, Oakland Twp. Grade: 5th Winning word: apprehend JOSEPH DAVIS Roosevelt Elementary School, Keego Harbor Grade: 5th Winning word: impregnable MALIK ELEWA, 11 Huda School & Montessori, Franklin Grade: 6th Winning word: niece VIRKAM GODDLA Detroit Country Day School, Beverly Hills Grade: 7th Winning word: corsair TATUM HUBBARD, 10 Keith Elementary School, West Bloomfield Twp. Grade:5th Winning word: molten CHRISTIAN BAKKAL, 11 Our Lady Of Sorrows School, Farmington Grade: 6th Winning word: jacquerie AUDREY CHALLENDER, 10 Mary Helen Guest Elementary School, Walled Lake Grade: 5th Winning word: banishment PETER DEEGAN-KRAUSE, 13 Ferndale Middle School Grade: 8th Winning word: episcopal SANDRA FERNANDEZ, 13 Bloomfield Hills Middle School, Bloomfield Hills Grade: 7th Winning word: juxtapose SEAN GRETZINGER, 12 James R. Geisler Middle School, Commerce Twp. Grade: 7th Winning word: pupil JAYLIE JOHNSON, 11 Bailey Lake Elementary School, Clarkston Grade:5th Winning word: dissertation AYLA BARNES, 12 Clawson Middle School, Clawson Grade: 7th Winning word: salutation ANDREW CHANG, 11 Notre Dame Marist Academy Lower D, Pontiac Grade: 5th Winning word: muttonchops LUCAS DEPOTTER, 10 Commerce Elementary School, Commerce Twp. Grade: 5th Winning word: relinquish ISABELLA FRANCO, 11 Greenfield Elementary School, Beverly Hills Grade: 5th Winning word: conservatory MYLES GUTTOVZ, 10 J.A. Lanigan Elementary School, Farmington Hills Grade: 5th Winning word: antagonism Web bonus Go online to watch Saturday’s live webcast of the 24th Regional Spelling Bee: TheOaklandPress.com/DailyTribune.com SARAVANA ANBARASU, 13 Avondale Middle School, Rochester Hills Grade: 8th Winning word: danceable SPELLING BEE » theoaklandpress.com+dailytribune.com Friday, February 22, 2019 MORE AT TWITTER.COM/THEOAKLANDPRESS AND /DAILYTRIB A6