After 10 rounds of the Columbia County School District 2023-2024 Spelling Bee, Sreeya Lakkimsetti, a Stevens Creek Elementary fifth grader, won the contest by correctly spelling of the word
“surrealist.”
The annual District Spelling Bee was held on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, at
Lakeside Middle School, according to a news release from the school district.
School-level spelling bee winners from each elementary and middle school competed for the
opportunity to represent the district at the region spelling bee and beyond.
Champion spelling runs in Sreeya’s family. Her sister, Sai, won the the 2022-2023 District Spelling Bee
and went on to compete at the National Spelling Bee, the release said.
Finishing second place was third grader Raghav Thumsi from Blue Ridge Elementary, followed by third
place winner Riddhi Boga, a fifth grader from River Ridge Elementary.
All three students will represent the Columbia County School District at the Region 7
Spelling Bee on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Putnam County Middle School in Eatonton.
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