She and 4th grade runner up, Sophia Martinez, challenged each other through several final rounds of spelling words in the 13 round competition for the district title on Wednesday January 31, 2018.
Melody will represent Painesville City Local Schools at the Lake County Spelling Bee on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 7PM at the Auburn Career Center Presentation Center. Should Melody be unable to attend, Sophia would take her place.
Good luck Melody and congratulations to all our building and grade level winners!
School Spelling Bee Participants:
Chestnut Elementary School:
| 1st | Sophia Martinez | Grade 4 - RUNNER UP |
| 2nd | Dylan Favors | Grade 5 |
| Alt. | Julius Brewer | Grade 4 |
Elm Street Elementary School:
| 1st | Melody Jones | Grade 5 - 1ST PLACE |
| 2nd | Karla Arcos | Grade 4 |
| Alt. | LeighAnn Lino | Grade 5 |
Maple Elementary School:
| 1st | Lourdes Gonzalez | Grade 5 |
| 2nd | Jillian DiPierro | Grade 5 |
| Alt. | Levi Mullen-Zurbrugg | Grade 5 |
Heritage Middle School:
| 1st | Myra DiPierro | Grade 8 |
| 2nd | Owen Updike | Grade 6 |
| 3rd | Alex Padilla | Grade 7 |
Thank you to the following for their help with coordinating the 2018 PCLS District Spelling Bee.
Building Coordinators: