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
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| 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 |
