Sixth-grade student Phaneendra Bulusu of Harris Road Middle School was crowned the 2024 Cabarrus County Schools’ District Spelling Bee Champion on Thursday at H.E. Winkler Middle School’s Efird Auditorium.
In the 48th round, Phaneendra correctly spelled the Bee’s championship word – grobian – to win his second straight District Spelling Bee.
He will now advance to compete in the Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee, presented by Bank of America, on Sunday, March 17th at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
Pratisha Pradhan, an eighth-grade student from Northwest Cabarrus STEM Middle School was the runner-up.
Thirty students competed in the District Bee representing their elementary and middle schools. The spelling bee is open to students in grades three through eight.
Congratulations, Phaneendra, and good luck at the Regional!
2023-24 School level spelling bee winners:
Sydnee Snyder, C. C. Griffin Middle, 7th grade
Manvitha Srinivasaprasad, Charles E. Boger Elementary,.5th grade
Zoe Ward, Carl A. Furr Elem, 5th grade
Sunaina (Sunny) Bura, Hickory Ridge Middle, 8th grade
Phaneendra Bulusu, Harris Road Middle, 6th grade
Luca Kiral, Harrisburg Elementary, 5th grade
Yashvi Kandyala, J. N. Fries Middle, 8th grade
Jessica Karlton-Senaye, W. R. Odell Elementary,.5th grade
Danielle Blackmon, Rocky River Elementary, 5th grade
Isanth Kakarla, Patriots STEM Elementary,3rd grade
Amilya Parker, Weddington Hills Elementary, 5th grade
Luciano Galindo Roca, Winecoff Elementary,5th grade
Chloe Hatfield, Mt. Pleasant Elementary, 5th grade
Mehvish Sermad, iHickory Ridge Elementary, 5th grade
Gabrielle Delano, W. M. Irvin Elementary, 4th grade
Pratisha Pradhan, Northwest Cabarrus STEM Middle, 8th grade
Lilly Heilman, Royal Oaks School of the Arts, 7th grade
Emiko Eubanks, Pitts School Road Elementary, 5th grade
Ishaan Vignesh Babu, Coltrane-Webb STEM Elementary, 5th grade
Erin Lassiter, R. B. McAllister Elementary, 5th grade
Joshua Moore, Bethel Elementary, 5th grade
Chloe Yim, Cox Mill Elementary, 5th grade
Aarav Shejekan, H. E. Winkler Middle, 7th grade
Emily Griffin, Roberta Road Middle, 6th grade
Logan Kalakore, Mt. Pleasant Middle, 7th grade
David Kennerly, Cabarrus Virtual Academy, 7th grade
Isabella Garver, Concord Middle, 8th grade
Camden Shropshire, Beverly Hills STEM Elementary, 5th grade
Holden Rutledge, Wolf Meadow Elementary, 4th grade
Flynn Runion, A. T. Allen Elementary, 5th grade
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