Posted December 17, 2021
The 2021-22 WCS District Spelling bee was held at WMS on December 17th. The top spellers from each elementary school, along with the top spellers from WMS competed to determine the 1st place speller in WCS.
After 11 rounds of amazing spelling, Brock Leischner from Westgate came in first place!
Brock will represent Westside at the Omaha Sports Commission Spelling Bee which will be held on February 26th, 2022 at UNO. The champion of the Omaha Sports Commission Spelling Bee will advance to the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, May 30th through June 3rd, 2022.
Congratulations to these top spellers:
District Overall Winners
Brock L 1st Westgate
Avery K 2nd Hillside
Naomi C. 3rd Westgate
WCS District Spelling Bee Contestants
Hillside
Amelia C
Wyatt H
Avery K
Loveland
Charlotte A
Lawson K
Oakdale
Samuel P
Claire V
Paddock Road
Shreyash C
Leia K
Prairie Lane
Ava M
Sawyer W
Rockbrook
Lucy B
Whitney L
Ellie W
Sunset Hills
Elena E
Aya Z
Swanson
Sanjay O
Max R
Westgate
Naomi C
Brock L
Westbrook
Dorian G
Mackenzie H
Westside Middle School
Lucas N
Sabina R
Bakari O
A special THANK YOU to Westside's EY Coordinators Katie Sindt, Jenny Henningsen, Dr. Lynn Spady and Megan Thompson for organizing and facilitating our District Spelling Bee!
