The Kiwanis Club of Lafayette and the Kiwanis Club of Acadiana would like to congratulate all the great spellers who attended our 2013 Kiwanis Regional Spelling Bee on March 16. Special congratulations go to all our winners, especially Damien Handy of Scott Middle School who won an expense-paid trip to Washington DC to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee - Good luck Damien - we are so proud of you !
Damien Handy (Scott Middle School) our Grand Champion and winner of the 7-8 grade bee.JonMichael Judice (Catholic High School), runner-up, 7-8 grade bee.EmilyAnn St. Blanc (Hanson Memorial High School), 3rd place, 7-8 grade bee.Khalil Anderson (Crowley Middle School), champion, 5-6 grade bee.Alexandra Adams (Hanson Memorial High School), runner-up, 5-6 grade bee.Grant Dupuis (Our Lady of Fatima), 3rd place, 5-6 grade bee.Kirsten Ducote (Catholic High School), champion, 3-4 grade bee.Caleb Davis (Prairie Elementary School), runner-up, 3-4 grade bee.Hamood Qureshi (Woodvale Elementary School), 3rd place, 3-4 grade bee.