General Ray Davis Elementary student named Spelling Bee champ for “conspicuous”

Kennedy Boothe, an eighth grader at General Ray Davis Elementary School, is the 2019 Spelling Bee champ for Rockdale County Public Schools.

After many nail-biting rounds eliminating contestants, Boothe correctly spelled “hallucinations” and “conspicuous” to win the district trophy.  The 2019 RCPS Spelling Bee was held at Memorial Middle School on Feb. 8, and sponsored by the Rockdale Association of Educators.

The runner-up in the competition was Zaccheus Fairman, a fourth grader at C.J. Hicks Elementary.

Each RCPS elementary and middle school entered the top speller in their school to the district competition. Here are the names of the other contestants:

Kina Weston, Barksdale Elementary

Jahmail Hudson, Conyers Middle

Zaccheus Fairman, C. J. Hicks Elementary

James Nusser, Edwards Middle

Brooke Weston, Flat Shoals Elementary

Jalen Gist, Hightower Trail Elementary

August Haynes, Honey Creek Elementary

Gabrielle Christie, J.H. House Elementary

Cameron Baquet, Lorraine Elementary

Aina Bandele, Memorial Middle

Cadence Carson, Peek’s Chapel Elementary

Traci Rodriguez, Pine Street Elementary

Brennan Speights, Shoal Creek Elementary

Dani Donald, D.L. Sims Elementary