G-R-E-A-T! 18 students headed to County Spelling Bee

Can you spell F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C?

These 18 Dallas ISD students who have advanced to the County Spelling Bee sure can! The students, who were the top spellers at the districtwide spelling bee that featured 138 students from 77 schools, will compete Feb. 22 at Studio Movie Grill, 10110 W. Technology Blvd. The students will compete for a chance to win more than $50,000 in scholarships and prizes at the National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

The top Dallas ISD spellers are:

Jaime Pacheco	Dallas Environmental Science Academy
William Jurek	Rosemont Elementary School
David Cazares	Dallas Environmental Science Academy
Brandon Patterson	Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy
Karina Flores	Clinton P. Russell Elementary School
Waldo Camacho	H.I. Holland Elementary School at Lisbon
Alan Huang	William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard for the Academically Talented and Gifted
John Cook	Henry Longfellow Career Exploration Academy
Anna Qian	Stonewall Jackson Elementary School
Jada Wilson	Nancy Moseley Elementary School
Anton Phillips Jr	W.A. Blair Elementary School
Jennyfer Guerrero	Kleberg Elementary School
Gabriel Torres	Victor Hexter Elementary School
Alexandra Munoz	Victor Hexter Elementary School
Gavin Portinari	Eduardo Mata Elementary School
Jean Infante	William Cabell Elementary School
Adrian Ortiz	George H. W. Bush Elementary School
Foster Thames	Anne Frank Elementary School