The top winners of the San Benito CISD 2020 Spelling Bee competition are, from left, third place winner – Sebastian Saldivar, 3rd Grade, Sullivan Environmental Science Academy; first place winner/ champion – Alexia Contreras, 8th Grade, Berta Cabaza Middle School; and second place winner – Ariel De Leon, 5th Grade, Dr. C.M. Cash Elementary.
The winners are pictured alongside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Nate Carman and Director of Elementary Instruction Dilia Cornett.
The traditional Spelling Bee provides elementary and middle school students with an opportunity to learn new words, sharpen their spelling and vocabulary skills, and vie for the title of the school district’s top speller.
