Forty-eight contestants from Lehigh, Northampton, Warren and Hunterdon counties will participate. Find short bio on each contestant and see the photos that ran in the paper.
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Naomi Li, of Center Valley, representing Southern Lehigh Middle School, holds her trophy after winning the 2012 regional final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee at Northampton Community College last year. The winner competes at the national bee in Washington, D.C.
Forty-eight contestants will compete in the 27th annual regional final of the Scripps National Spelling Bee sponsored by The Express-Times and lehighvalleylive.com.
Spellers from Northampton, Lehigh, Warren and Hunterdon counties will participate starting 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Northampton Community College’s Lipkin Theatre in Bethlehem Township, Pa.
They are:
KAYEZHIA ALVIOLA
Hackettstown Middle School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Hackettstown
Parent: Rhea Mae Dizon
MEGAN BAUR
Orefield Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Coplay
Parents: Lisa and Brian Baur
GLENN BECHTLER
North Warren Regional Middle School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Blairstown Township
Parents: Holly Logue and Mark Bechtler
MILES BLUMENAU
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Whitehall
Parents: Kurt and Andi Blumenau
ALLEN BUSSER
Harrison Morton Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Allentown
Parents: Colette and David Busser
FERNANDA CUADRO
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Allentown
Parents: Jose and Luz Cuadro
SARAH CUTTIC
Wilson Area Intermediate School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Williams Township
Parents: Andrew and Amy Cuttic
ELAYNA DANIELS
Harmony Township Elementary School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Harmony Township
Parents: Sara and Billy Daniels
JACOB DEGREGORIS
Great Meadows Regional Middle School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Hackettstown
Parents: Amy and Matthew DeGregoris
PHOENIX DOUGHERTY
Brass Castle Elementary School
Fifth grade
Hometown: Washington
Parents: Michael and Jessica Dougherty
MARY DOYLE
Nazareth Area Intermediate School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Nazareth
Parents: Christi and Philip Doyle
FARRAH ELHEFNAWY
Eyer Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Macungie
Parents: Ashraf and Magy Elhefnawy
FINNBARR FIELDING
Ethel Hoppock Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Hampton
Parents: Beverly and Barry Fielding
MEGAN FRIEND
St. Jane Frances de Chantal School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Easton
Parents: Randall and Alexandra Friend
MAEVE GODSHALK
Bangor Area Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Bangor
Parents: Christine and Brandt Godshalk
SVEN GRABAR
Allamuchy Township Elementary School
Fourth grade
Hometown: Allamuchy Township
Parents: Mirela Padovan Grabar and Ivan Grabar
HANNAH GRIM
Southern Lehigh Intermediate School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Center Valley
Parents: Amelia and Michael Grim
CHRISTOPHER HARTH-SCHRIMSHER
Woodglen School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Califon
Parents: Kelly Harth and Daniel Schrimsher
CONNOR HOUGHTON
Easton Area Middle School 5-6
Fifth grade
Hometown: Forks Township
Parents: Deirdre and Ron Houghton
MASON HUDNALL
Wind Gap Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Pen Argyl
Parents: Jessica and Charlie Hudnall
SHANE HURLEY
Nazareth Area Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Nazareth
Parent: Linda Homer-Hurley
SARAH MACKIN
Southern Lehigh Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Center Valley
Parents: Glen Mackin and Lynn Posbergh
HANNAH MARINO
Northampton Area Middle School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Bath
Parents: April and Dave Marino
TIFFANY MAZEIKA
Kingwood Township Elementary School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Kingwood Township
Parent: Lisa Mazeika
CASSANDRA MCDONOUGH
Washington Memorial Elementary School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Washington
Parents: Gabi and Radek Adamcak
GRACE MILLER
Saints Philip & James School
Fifth grade
Hometown: Stewartsville
Parents: Melanie and Lucas Miller
DAVID MONTES
Clinton Public School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Clinton
Parents: Jeanine and David Montes
JEO ORAIS
Warren Hills Regional Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Hackettstown
Parents: Theresa and Orville Orais
ANDREW PARSAUD
Domenick Defranco Elementary
Sixth grade
Hometown: Bangor
Parents: Sarah and Kawal Parsaud
REBECCA PEARLMAN
Readington Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Readington Township
Parents: Ellen Weinstock and Louis Pearlman
ISABELLA PEDRAZA
Oxford Street School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Belvidere
Parents: Laurette and Camilo Pedraza
SADIEGRACE PRICE-ELLIOTT
Ridge & Valley Charter School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Newton, N.J.
Parents: Donna Price and Kenneth Elliott
ANGELA QIU
Springhouse Middle School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Orefield
Parents: Yufang Li and Yueming Qiu
ADITYA RAO
Lopatcong Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Lopatcong Township
Parents: Shailashree Nanjundiah and Mohankumar Sowlay
ANTHONY RICHARDS
Francis D. Raub Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Allentown
Parents: Christine Yergey and Ronald Yergey (grandfather)
JUSTIN ROSKAM
Blairstown Elementary School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Blairstown Township
Parent: Pamela Spinelli-Roskam
ALEXIS ROTONDO
White Twp. Consolidated Elementary School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Oxford
Parents: Sherri and Daniel Rotondo
ANNA SANTINI
Alpha Elementary School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Alpha
Parents: Maria and Palmer Santini Jr.
LAUREN SCHUSTER
Sacred Heart-Jesus Parish School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Nazareth
Parents: Cathryn and Walter Schuster
DANIELLE SERRAO
Holland Brook School
Fifth grade
Hometown: Whitehouse Station
Parents: Dominic and Matilda Serrao
CARRIE SPANGLER
Muhlenberg Elementary School
Fifth grade
Hometown: Allentown
Parents: Robert Spangler and Kathy Hunsicker
EMILY STACY
Alexandria Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Alexandria Township
Parents: Sally and Stephen Stacy
JOSIAH STUART
South Mountain Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Allentown
Parents: June and Daniel Stuart
JEREMY VALDEZ
Roosevelt Elementary School
Fifth grade
Hometown: Allentown
Parents: Silfredo and Enilda Valdez
SHANNON VITALE
Mansfield Township Elementary
Sixth grade
Hometown: Hackettstown
Parents: Yamir and Thomas Vitale
DREW WAGER
Round Valley School
Sixth grade
Hometown: Clinton Township
Parents: Kimberly and Daniel Wager
RACHEL WANG
Clinton Township Middle School
Eighth grade
Hometown: Clinton
Parents: Jack Wang and Bielei Xu
JACOB ZETTLEMOYER
Salisbury Middle School
Seventh grade
Hometown: Bethlehem
Parent: Nanette Zettlemoyer
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