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Rehoboth fourth-grader heads to state spelling bee March 7
March 4, 2020
Nicholas Petito will represent Rehoboth Elementary School at the state spelling bee March 7. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Spelling bee finalists from Rehoboth Elementary School shown are in back (l-r) fifth-graders Anjali Keswani and Anna Currence; fourth-graders Miranda Garcia, Naomi Vidal and Kassidy Knighten; fifth-graders Mehmet Ozya and Ian Fonseca; and fourth-grader Jwalit Patel. In front is the school champion, fourth-grader Nick Petito.
Rehoboth Elementary fourth- and fifth-grade students held their annual school spelling bee Feb. 8.
Nine students participated, and one was crowned school champion.
Nicholas Petito, a fourth-grade student, clinched the title with the correct spelling of Gallium. He will go on to represent Rehoboth Elementary and compete at the state Spelling Bee Saturday, March 7, at St. Mark’s High School in Wilmington.
