Students from 27 different elementary schools competed in the 2019 Johnston County Elementary Spelling Bee on Jan. 24 at Selma Elementary School.
Elementary school students from each of the Johnston County Public Schools elementary schools, as well as fifth grade students from Selma Middle and Benson Middle participated in the Spelling Bee. Students from Southside Christian School and Neuse Charter School also participated.
The first place winner of the Spelling Bee was West View Elementary student Carson Philbrick. The winning word was ‘physicist.’
The second place winner was River Dell Elementary student Alex Khonyakin, and the third place winner was Polenta Elementary student Xander Monserrate.
Students from 27 different elementary schools competed in the 2019 Johnston County Elementary Spelling Bee on Jan. 24 at Selma Elementary School. The first place winner of the Spelling Bee was West View Elementary student Carson Philbrick (left), the second place winner was River Dell Elementary student Alex Khonyakin (center), and the third place winner was Polenta Elementary student Xander Monserrate (right).
West View Elementary student Carson Philbrick (center) was the winner of the 2019 Johnston County Spelling Bee. Standing with him are West View Elementary Principal Chenetra Mangum (left), and West View Elementary teacher Kristi Beasley (right).
