Last week, Kumon of Federal Way hosted its 10th annual Spelling Bee contest on Oct. 19.
Students in kindergarten through fifth grade from the Federal Way area and surrounding communities were honored with prizes and awards for their spelling success. The grand prize scholarship winner is Haremela Tesfaye, a fifth grade student at Kent Lab Academy.
The 2022 Spelling Bee winners are:
Kindergarten:
Gold – Ved Sabhaya, Basic Steps Learning Center
Silver – Mehret Eskinder, St. Philomena School
First grade:
Gold – Kahan Sabhaya, PCA
Silver – Francesca Mamerto, Brigadoon Elementary
Bronze – Catherine Mungai
Second grade:
Gold – Eric Luong, Woodmont Elementary
Silver – Matthew Pham, North Hill Elementary
Bronze – Johny Nguyen, Brown’s Point Elementary
Third grade:
Gold – Noah Eskinder, St. Philomena School
Silver – Jeeven Dhillon, Evergreen Heights Elementary
Bronze – Francis Mamerto, Brigadoon Elementary
Fourth grade:
Gold – Lilia Nguyen, Brown’s Point Elementary
Silver – Eyueal Nigusse, McMicken Heights Elementary
Fifth grade:
Gold – Roshnai Roy, Lake Grove Elementary
Silver – Makbel Eskinder, St. Philomena School
Bronze – Aditya Mohan, Nautilus School
