Meet The First Coast Spelling Bee Participants
Ava Allen
County: Columbia
School: Fort White High School
Grade: 8th
Age: 14
Hobbies: Chorus and Yearbook
Isabella Baldwin
County: Suwanee
School: Melody Christian Academy
Grade: 8th
Age: 12
Hobbies: Cheerleading
Riley Browning
County: Madison
School: Madison Creative Arts Academy
Grade: 7th
Age: 12
Hobbies: Drama Club, Theater, and Reading
Erin Burnett
County: Madison
School: Madison Creative Arts Academy
Grade: 5th
Age: 10
Hobbies: Softball, Reading, and Drawing
Dakota Conaway-Ellis
County: Baker
School: Baker County Middle School
Grade: 6th
Age: 12
Hobbies: Computer gaming, and Blogging
Keelin Vera Cowart-Goldberg
County: Flagler
School: Buddy Taylor Middle
Grade: 8th
Age: 14
Hobbies: Drawing
Teddy Gurt
County: Nassau
School: Yulee Middle School
Grade: 6th
Age: 11
Hobbies: Yulee Middle School Morning News and Karate
Josiah Ilagan
County: Clay
School: Lakeside Junior High
Grade: 8th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Plays Trombone and Drums
Alisha Jageswar
County: Flagler
School: Buddy Taylor Middle School
Grade: 7th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Reading, drawing, and listening to music
Carly Miller
County: St. Johns
School: Switzerland Point Middle School
Grade: 8th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Soccer and Basketball
Sydney Miller
County: Alachua
School: Oak Hall School
Grade: 7th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Cross Country, Basketball, Track, Band, FCA, and Latin
Aidan Newsom
County: Union
School: Lake Butler Middle School
Grade: 8th
Age: 14
Hobbies: Football, Basketball, FFA Teams, Boating, and Hunting
Catherine Nichols
County: Duval
School: St. Mark's Episcopal
Grade: 6th
Age: 12
Hobbies: Flute, Cello, Bass Guitar, and Volleyball
Gracie Peprah-Asante
County: Alachua
School: Joseph Williams Elementary School
Grade: 5th
Age: 10
Hobbies: Math Club, and Drawing
Saachi Sharma
County: Duval
School: Darnell Cookman School of Medical Arts
Grade: 8th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Reading and Swimming
Taylar Smith
County: Suwannee
School: Branford High School
Grade: 7th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Drawing and learning how to code
Rosalie Speer
County: Columbia
School: Fort White Elementary
Grade: 5th
Age: 10
Hobbies: Archery
Gracie Tabor
County: Hamilton
School: Hamilton County Elementary
Grade: 6th
Age: 11
Hobbies: Drama Club and Dance
Kyle VanDoren
County: Bradford
School: Lawtey Elementary
Grade: 5th
Age: 11
Hobbies: Reading and Playing Video Games
Charles Walls II
County: Hamilton
School: Hamilton County Elementary
Grade: 5th
Age: 10
Hobbies: Basketball
Ella Weepie
County: Nassau
School: Fernandina Beach Middle School
Grade: 8th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Volleyball, Theatre, and Drama
Jayden Wicker
County: Putnam
School: Q.I. Roberts Jr. - Sr. High
Grade: 7th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Basketball, Swimming, and Running
Erik Williams
County: Clay
School: St. Johns Country Day
Grade: 5th
Age: 10
Hobbies: Baseball, Basketball, Chess Club, Mathcounts, and Clarinet
Jackson Willis
County: St. Johns
School: Liberty Pines Academy
Grade: 8th
Age: 13
Hobbies: Tennis and Cross Country