Meadowbrook Elementary School held its first-ever spelling bee on January 6, 2012. Five student representatives from each fourth and fifth-grade class participated in an intense competition as their fellow classmates sat in awe of the difficult words being spelled.
After approximately 45 minutes of rigorous competition, it was down to two of the school’s top spellers. Fifth grader Kaylin Anest captured the title of runner-up, while Shayan Huda, also in fifth grade, was named the Meadowbrook Spelling Bee Champion with the winning word “behemoth.” When Principal Susan Hyde asked Shayan the secret of his success, he replied, “I studied a lot!”
Shayan will go on to the county level of competition on March 24 at Hofstra University.
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