Dobson, NC — The Surry County School System hosted the 2024 spelling bee on February 8, 2024, at Surry County Services Center. Mrs. Ashley Mills pronounced the words in the championship bee. Mrs. Mills is the Managing Director of the Surry County Schools Educational Foundation.
Kynlee Venable won the championship bee in the 6th round. Kynlee will compete with approximately three dozen other student spellers from northwest North Carolina at the Carolina Panthers Regional Spelling Bee at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC.
The following students placed in the championship and school spelling bees. They are pictured with Superintendent Dr. Travis L. Reeves and Surry County Board of Education member R. Kent Whitaker. L-R Emily Spencer, Kynlee Venable, and Cason White. Individual School Champions are also pictured.
Championship Bee
1st place - Kynlee Venable from Meadowview Magnet Middle
2nd place - Cason White from Surry Online Magnet School
3rd place - Emily Spencer from Pilot Mountain Middle
Individual School Champions
Kennedy Davis from Cedar Ridge Elementary
Silas Boyette from Copeland Elementary
Liam Mitchell from Dobson Elementary
Anna Cruz-Flores from Flat Rock Elementary
Koralee Horton from Franklin Elementary
Mason Frederick from Mountain Park Elementary
Shelby Royster from Pilot Mountain Elementary
Fatima Pacheco from Rockford Elementary
Elena Joyce from Shoals Elementary
Emilia McDowell from Westfield Elementary
Jonas Cagle from White Plains Elementary
Cathryn Edmonds from Central Middle
JonLucas Danley from Gentry Middle