Beaumont spelling bee winner Bello ties for third at County

Story and photo by Mike Sturman
Beaumont Unified School District

BEAUMONT, CA - San Gorgonio Middle School eighth-grader Alice Bello has tied for third place in the Riverside County Spelling Bee after winning the Beaumont Unified School District competition.

Bello tied with Ramakrishnan Kumaran, a seventh-grader at Acacia Middle School in Hemet.

The competition for the overall winner among 30 students, each of whom had won their local district spelling bee, lasted more than three hours and went 21 rounds at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center.

Bello hopes to attend Julliard in New York to continue her studies in ballet. She also plays the clarinet, and plans to be in the High School Band next year.

In the local competition, Bello bested 27 competitors, each of whom won their individual school-wide spelling bee.

Dr. Barry Kayrell, Superintendent
(951) 845-1631 (Ext. 309)
bkayrell@beaumontusd.k.12.ca.us
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