The 32nd Annual Daily Item Regional Spelling Bee will be March 10 at Lynn City Hall Auditorium. Candidates include 54 champions from local schools in grades three through eight. The winner of The Item’s regional bee will move on to the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. in May. The trip is paid for by corporate sponsors, Joel and Mary Abramson and their Marblehead-based travel agency, Flagship Travel. The names of local winners will be published as they come in.
- Geovanny Acetty, fourth grader at Paul Revere School, Revere.
Winning word: auction
Geovanny likes building things with Legos. He likes to read Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. When he grows up, he wants to travel, become an astronaut and president of the United States.
- Omolade Adeniyi, third grader at Hill School, Revere
Winning word:
clodhopper
Omolade wants a job in healthcare when she grows up. She likes exploring, reading and math. She hates bugs, losing and getting dirty.
- Zackaria Benlail, fifth grader at A.C. Whelan School, Revere
Winning word:
burglarious
Zackaria wants to be a veterinarian. He likes playing outside and video games.
- Massimo Bottari, sixth grader at Village School, Marblehead
Winning word:
pugnacious
Massimo lives in Marblehead with his two younger siblings, Sophie and Giorgio. In his free time, he enjoys playing with Legos and using electronics. In addition, he plays soccer and baseball. He loves reading Percy Jackson books. His favorite is Sea of Monsters because he also loves the ocean.
- Samuel Burns, sixth grader at Susan B. Anthony Middle School, Revere
Winning word: alliance
Samuel’s favorite subject is math. In his spare time, he loves to draw. He hopes to become an engineer when he grows up. His favorite word is snoop.
- Caroline Clark, seventh grader at Sacred Hearts School, Haverhill
Winning word: koan
Caroline has been a student at Sacred Hearts since pre-K. She is a high honors student.
She enjoys reading, writing, math and photography. Her passion is dance. In the future, she aspires to become a journalist.
- Davin Clement Jr., fourth grader at Shoemaker School, Lynn
Winning word:
dumbwaiter
Davin likes to study about different cultures and customs in faraway places. Some of his hobbies are swimming, baseball, cooking and going to the movies. He enjoys trying different recipes when he cooks. In the future, he wants to either become a history professor or culinary instructor. His favorite food is Mexican.
- Kendall Giordano, fifth grader at Beachmont Veterans Memorial School, Revere
Winning word: daunted
Kendall wants to go to Yale to study history or journalism. Her hobbies are reading, writing and basketball.
- Nicholas Granitsas, sixth grader at North Shore Christian School, Lynn
Winning word: inlet
Nicholas likes math. He also plays soccer and baseball. His favorite food is hot dogs with macaroni with cheese with beans.
- Jaylen Guscott, fifth grader at Sewell-Anderson School, Lynn
Winning word: invisible
Jaylen’s plans for the future include having his own family, being a professional basketball player and seeing his kids graduate from college. Some of his likes are having recess, watching TV, and hanging out with his family. Some of his talents are writing, math and playing basketball.
- Matthew Howell, fifth grader at Lynn Woods School, Lynn
Winning word:
chemistry
Matthew is interested in hiking in the woods and becoming a video game designer or computer programmer when he grows up.
- Sara Johnston, fifth grader at St. Monica School, Methuen
Winning word: alpinist
Sara is the oldest of four children. She likes to read, draw and play basketball. She would like to become a teacher.
- Christy Ly, sixth grader at Rumney Marsh Academy, Revere
Winning word:
prestidigitation
Christy enjoys celebrating Christmas. Her favorite subject is journalism. She likes to read and hopes to get a job that helps people when she grows up.
- Charleigh Noroselsky, fourth grader at Garfield Elementary, Revere
Winning word:
patagonia
In the future, Charleigh plans to become a 10th degree black belt in karate. The karate school she goes to is called Revere Karate Academy. She dislikes homework and Monday mornings.
- Will Robson, seventh grader at St. John’s Prep, Danvers
Winning word:
eucalyptus
Will hopes to go to the Nationals. He likes “The Walking Dead” and football. He doesn’t ike math.
- Braedon Smith, sixth grader at John G. Whittier School, Haverhill
Winning word:
perpetrator
When Braedon grows up, he wants to be a professional sports player or a veterinarian. In his free time, he enjoys playing sports and watching the Patriots and Celtics. He also likes going to Disney World in Florida on vacation.
- Melih Yilmaz, fifth grader at Abraham Lincoln School, Revere
Winning word: algae
Melih is a great student who loves math. He plays the piano. He hopes to attend MIT or Harvard and become a computer programmer.
- William Yue, seventh grader at The Pike School, Andover
Winning word: maladroit
William enjoys spelling, reading and math. He loves writing, science, being a photographer and delivering speeches.