AEF Spelling Bee
Champions & Finalists
2019 AEF Arizona Spelling Bee Champion
Omkar Bharath
6th Grade Student from Desert Canyon Middle School in Scottsdale
2019 AEF Arizona Spelling Bee Finalists
2019 AZ Spelling Bee Finalists w/Superintendent of Public Instruction, Kathy Hoffman (not pictured: Trevlyn Brimhall)
Apache County: Jackson Greer – 7th Grade, St. Johns Middle School (Saint Johns)
Cochise County: Diana Berry – 8th Grade, Ray Borane Middle School (Douglas)
Coconino County: Hannah Dodt – 7th Grade, Flagstaff Home Educators (Flagstaff)
Gila County: Spencer Jackson – 8th Grade, Young Public School (Young)
Graham County: Mariah Jensen – 8th Grade, Thatcher Middle School (Thatcher)
Greenlee County: Kryzzia Marie Cortez – 8th Grade, Fairbanks Middle School (Morenci)
LaPaz County: Juan Ruelas – 8th Grade, Wenden Elementary School (Wenden)
Maricopa County 1: Katherine Rayter – 8th Grade, Altadena Middle School (Phoenix)
Maricopa County 1: Joshua Whipple – 7th Grade, Connolly Middle School (Tempe)
Maricopa County 2: Omkar Bharath – 6th Grade, Desert Canyon Middle School (Scottsdale)
Maricopa County 2: Emily Tran – 6th Grade, Desert Trails Elementary School (Phoenix)
Maricopa County 3: Marcus Giorza – 8th Grade, Madison #1 (Phoenix)
Maricopa County 3: Pragya Prasad – 4th Grade, Madison Traditional Academy (Phoenix)
Maricopa County 4: Kenneth Armstrong – 7th Grade, Desert Palms Elementary School (Glendale)
Maricopa County 4: Annabelle Tran – 8th Grade, Frontier Elementary School (Peoria)
Maricopa County 5: Chema Estreller – 5th Grade, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (Goodyear)
Maricopa County 5: Srihaas Ghanta – 5th Grade, Archway Trivium East (Goodyear)
Maricopa County 6: Zakk Bolton – 6th Grade, Chandler Traditional Academy Humphry Campus (Chandler)
Maricopa County 6: Sifarth Rahaman – 4th Grade, Harris Elementary School (Gilbert)
Mohave County: Johnathan Timpson – 8th Grade, Masada Charter School (Centennial Park)
Navajo County: Parker Stubblefield – 8th Grade, Winslow Junior High School (Winslow)
Pima County: Trevlyn R Brimhall – 6th Grade, Rincon Vista Middle School (Tucson)
Pima County: Sai Konkimalla – 8th Grade, BASIS Oro Valley (Oro Valley)
Pinal County: Colby Christopherson – 8th Grade, Eduprize Queen Creek (Queen Creek)
Santa Cruz County: Daniel Woodburn – 5th Grade, Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Elementary School (Nogales)
Yavapai County: Aliyah Alpert – 3rd Grade, Alpert Homeschool (Prescott)
Yuma County: Gabriella Von Fumetti – 7th Grade, Ron Watson Middle School (Yuma)
Past AEF Arizona Spelling Bee Champions
2018 - Marcus Giorza, 7th Grade, Madison #1 (Phoenix)
2017 - Penda Ba, Sossaman Middle School (Queen Creek)
2016 - Nicola Ferguson, Sunrise Middle School (Scottsdale)
2015 - Marchus Behling, Arizona College Prep Erie (Chandler)
2014 - Nila Dhinaker, Cooley Middle School (Gilbert)
2013 - Christopher O’Connor, St. Cyril of Alexandria Catholic School (Tucson)
2012 - Sumaita Mulk, Herberger Young Scholars Academy (Glendale)
2011 - Mitchell Behling, Hamilton Prep Academy (Chandler)
2010 - Anjali Nair, McKemy Middle School (Tempe)
2009 - So-Young Chung, Terramar Elementary School (Peoria)
2008 - So-Young Chung, Terramar Elementary School (Peoria)
2007 - Jonathan Horton, East Valley Home School Educators (Gilbert)
2006 - Jonathan Horton, East Valley Home School Educators (Gilbert)
2005 - Jonathan Horton, East Valley Home School Educators (Gilbert)
2004 - Maddy Kloss, Ingleside Middle School (Phoenix)
2003 - Gavin King, Bogle Junior High School (Chandler)
2002 - Varun Rajan, Anderson Junior High School (Chandler)
2001 - Tristan Day, Snowflake Junior High School (Snowflake)