Quint Karlsson of Crofton Middle School outlasted 24 other school level spellers today at 38th annual Anne Arundel County Spelling Bee to claim his third consecutive title.
Quint secured the championship by correctly spelling the word “tortillon” in the 22nd round. Arman Muhammad of Meade Middle School was second and Melina Tlemsani of Old Mill Middle School North finished third. To win the title, Quint had to outlast Arman in a spelloff at the end.
The county Spelling Bee is presented annually by the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Office of Secondary Reading, English & Integrated Literacy. This year’s presenting sponsors were Educational Systems Federal Credit Union and CareFirst. The event’s co-sponsors were Development Facilitators, Inc., Horace Mann and M&T Bank.
For the third year in a row, Quint will proudly represent Anne Arundel County at the 101st National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., this May. His return to one of the nation’s most iconic academic competitions marks yet another thrilling milestone in his spelling journey.
The Scripps National Spelling Bee is a not-for-profit educational promotion sponsored by The E.W. Scripps Company in conjunction with businesses and community organizations around the world. Each sponsor organizes a spelling bee program in its community with the cooperation of area public, private, charter, parochial, and homeschool officials.
The following students also took part in today’s bee:
Addam Alcantara, Monarch Global Academy
Cyril Belyna, Severn River Middle School
Giovanni Canup, Marley Middle School
Charlotte Conover, Magothy River Middle School
Aralyn Cooper, Northeast Middle School
Corey Couture, School of the Incarnation
Nadia Cross, Annapolis Middle School
Riley David, Brooklyn Park Middle School
Charlotte Dowling, Southern Middle School
Cooper Geismar, Indian Creek
Heather Helliwell, Central Middle School
Ellen Knee, Lindale Middle School
Waters Kurek, Severn School
Camille Lee, Chesapeake Science Point Middle School
Ruby Layode, Arundel Middle School
Bryan Lontsi, MacArthur Middle School
Chloe Pickett, Old Mill Middle School South
Luke Podrazik, Severna Park Middle School
Gloria Sewell, Wiley H. Bates Middle School
Devessa Shaw, St. Andrew's United Methodist
Logan Turner, Chesapeake Bay Middle School
Annabelle Young, Corkran Middle School
