The 2024 Regional Spelling Bees were held at SLCC on March 1st. The event was held by the Kiwanis Club of Lafayette and Acadiana Kiwanis.
There were 2 categories: third to fifth grade and sixth to eighth grade. Anne Marie Brown won the third to fifth grade event from Our Lady of Fatima School in Lafayette. Lucas Richard, from Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic School in Scott was second while Zion Francois, St. John Elementary School in Franklin came in third.
Aiden Pham from Scott Middle won the sixth to eighth-grade event. He will compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee this summer. This will be his third appearance. The second-place finisher was Lucas Morales, from V.B. Glencoe Charter School in Franklin. Hunter Fontenot from St. Cecilia School in Broussard came in third.
Congratulations to all students and best of luck to those advancing!
Source: KLFY
