Topic: spelling bee

After four full rounds and an intense, extended tie-breaker, David Sanchez Williams, 11, correctly spelled 'expungable' to win the Secondary School Spelling Bee on Thursday, 27 Nov. 

Cayla Ebanks and Jemma Watson have emerged as Cayman’s best young spellers.

After an epic duel and spellmaster Jessica Jackson running out of words, the Lions Club Spelling Bee Competition at Red Bay Church of God ended in a tie on Thursday.

Creek and Spot Bay Primary School student Siri Chandana Bata was declared the winner Wednesday of the RBC Royal Bank Spelling Bee competition at the Red Bay Church of God.

Christon Asa Ferguson from Creek and Spot Bay Primary School in Cayman Brac correctly spelled “guerrilla” to win the RBC Royal Bank Spelling Bee on Dec. 8 at the Red Bay Holiness Church in Grand Cayman.

High school students from across the Cayman Islands faced off on Dec. 7 in an exciting competition at Red Bay Holiness Church that put their spelling skills to the test. After correctly spelling the final word, “cyclamen,” Toni-Ann Daley of John Gray High School emerged the winner of the 33rd annual Lions Club Spelling Bee.

It’s bee season in the Cayman Islands as children brush up on obscure words like “autochthonous” and “serrefine” in preparation for the annual spelling bee. “Everyone is looking forward to these adrenaline-pumping competitions,” said Senior Customer Service Officer Nicki Samuels.