Congratulations to the 2024 MPS Spelling Bee Finals Winners!
On Saturday, April 20, students from 6th-8th grade classrooms faced off for their trophies and three emerged victorious.
Below is a list of all the winners, including some of the best highlights from this year's MPS Spelling Bee. You can also find a replay of the entire MPS Spelling Bee.
Grade 6:
Winner: Vivienne Parente da Costa
Maryland Avenue Montessori School
“It feels pretty good," Parente da Costa said. I ‘m very proud of myself and I think that my hard work has paid off."
“I spent a lot of time like going late into the night just practicing the words with my family and my mom too," she also said. "I’m very grateful to her for helping me. I couldn’t have done this without her.”
Watch Vivienne's winning moment:
2nd Place: Ehgay Win, Humboldt Park School
3rd place: Snigdha Vipparthi, Wedgewood Park International School
Grade 7:
Winner: Victoria Quirk
Maryland Avenue Montessori School
“I am very surprised that I won," Victoria Quirk, who was an alternate turned first place winner said. "Every single word I spelled I was so nervous. A lot of them I knew by heart but some of them I was like okay ‘I—just kind of guessing here.”
Watch Victoria's winning moment:
2nd Place: Saniyah Johnson, Jeremiah Curtin Leadership Academy
3rd place: Eleanora Bolin, Golda Meir School
Grade 8:
Winner: Ellen Grace Knops
Manitoba School
Knops also said she was surprised to land the first place trophy but feels good about the win. The 8th grader told TMJ4's Tahleel Mohieldin, she and her mom studied a lot together and she credits her mom for motivating her to keep going.
Watch Ellen's winning moment:
2nd Place: Sowmya Vipparthi, Wedgewood Park International School
3rd place: Juan Flores Valtierra, Academia De Lenguaje Y Bellas Artes (Alba)
Congratulations to the winners and to everyone who participated!
TMJ4 at the MPS Spelling Bee
TMJ4's Mariam Mackar and others from the station took a break from their typical roles and helped officiate the bee with pronunciations for the spellers.
Members of TMJ4's behind-the-scenes staff also pitched in.
Previous MPS Spelling Bee coverage
TMJ4 News broadcast the MPS Spelling Bee in 2022 and 2023 as well. Click here to watch the 2022 competition, and see 2023's coverage here.
TMJ4's parent company is The E.W. Scripps Company, which hosts the Scripps National Spelling Bee every year.
Watch a replay of the 2024 MPS Spelling Bee below:
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