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Clarke Student Advances to Spelling Bee Regional Competition
Joel Matthew defeated 27 contestants during Clarke's 2014 bee, making him the regional representative at the Feb. 9 Scripps Spelling Bee competition.
Joel Matthew, a student at W.T. Clarke Middle School, captured first place in the school's 2014 spelling bee. He now advances to the regional competition of the Scripps Spelling Bee at Hofstra University next month, according to the East Meadow School District.
Joel defeated 27 contestants during the school's competition, making him the regional representative at the Feb. 9 competition, a district press release said.
The following East Meadow School District students qualified to compete in the annual school spelling bee:
- Nicole Artoglou
- Nyla Batista
- Joe Buffolino
- Yuktha Chiguripati
- Joe Collica
- Kevin Conley
- Aleksandra Dauz
- Vincent Joaquin
- Uzair Khan
- Lauren Lorusso
- Brandon Luk
- Maura Lynch
- Brendan Mark
- Jennifer Nagri
- Madison Normile
- Robin Ouseph
- Arjun Panickssery
- Kathryn Raduazzo
- Ankit Sayed
- Anthony Schilt
- Aashini Shah
- Marisa Simone
- Allesio Sivio
- Arianna Sivio
- Nicole Valis
- Ryan Walsh
- Natalie Zuniga
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