On January 28, the PTA hosted the Palo Verde Spelling Bee, affiliated with the Scripps National Spelling Bee. We had 28 spellers in attendance from grades 1-5 with 15 rounds including a word meaning round. The overall champion is Max Cook (Grade 5), 2nd place went to Veronica Chai (Grade 4) and the 3rd place went to Nainika Khatri (Grade 5).
Please join the PTA in celebrating the achievement to all 28 spellers. It takes a lot of courage to participate in a spelling bee. The awards for best in grade are as follows:
| Grade | Best Speller in Grade |
| 1 | Julia Cappella-Pimor |
| 2 | Aiden Choi |
| 3 | Kanishka Chittoor |
| 4 | Veronica Chai |
| 5 | Max Cook |
Special thanks to the PTA executive board members, room parents, and parent volunteers for making the event such a success.
Abraham.
VP Programs – Palo Verde PTA