Spelling Bee Champs

Brownsville ISD will send its top 8 spellers to the 26th Rio Grande Valley Regional Spelling Bee on Saturday, March 1 at 9 am at the Irma Rangel Building on the Texas State Technical College campus. The public is invited to attend. The students representing BISD are: Omar Nissan Hussain, Hudson Elementary (2014 BISD Champion) Abigail Ytzel Morales, Perkins Middle School (2014 BISD Runner-Up BISD) Soren Bugtong, Vela Middle School Starlika Milinda Bauskar, Burns Elementary School Danna Paola Villanueva, Ortiz Elementary School Oscar Odilio Alejandro, Faulk Middle School Alfonoso Reyna III, Gallegos Elementary School Autumn Nichole Harrison, Benavides Elementary School A total of 55 RGV spellers will compete for the opportunity to advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee which will take place on May 25-31 in the Washington, D. C. area.