Spelling bee regional final is Thursday: Meet the spellers

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FROM EXPRESS TIMES

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Contestants are:

Alexis Ahlers
North Warren Regional Middle School
Eighth grade
Blairstown Township
Parents: Robert and Dawn Ahlers

Skylark Allen
Warren Hills Middle School
Seventh grade
Oxford Township
Parents: Melvin Allen and Denise Strus

Kayezhia Alviola
Hackettstown Middle School
Eighth grade
Hackettstown
Parents: Rhea and Joel Dizon

Megan Armstrong
Holland Brook School
Fifth grade
Somerville, N.J.
Parents: Carol and Scott Armstrong

Brittany Bardman
Swain School
Seventh grade
Barto, Pa.
Parents: Cynthia and Dean Bardman

Caira Blake
Round Valley School
Sixth grade
Lebanon
Parents: Michelle and Carlton Blake

Miles Blumenau
Whitehall-Coplay Middle School
Eighth grade
Whitehall Township
Parents: Andi and Kurt Blumenau

Samantha Ciommo
Trexler Middle School
Sixth grade
Allentown
Parents: Kathleen M. O’Connor and Scott R. Ciommo

Fernanda Cuadro
Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School
Seventh grade
Allentown
Parents: Luz and Jose Cuadro

Jacob DeGregoris
Great Meadows Regional Middle School
Seventh grade
Hackettstown
Parents: Amy and Matt DeGregoris

Phoenix Dougherty
Brass Castle Elementary School
Sixth grade
Washington
Parents: Michael and Jessica Dougherty

Mary Doyle
Nazareth Area Middle School
Seventh grade
Nazareth
Parents: Christi and Philip Doyle

Victoria Durgin
South Mountain Middle School
Eighth grade
Allentown
Parents: David and Colleen Durgin

Daniel Ehritz
Lehigh Elementary School
Sixth grade
Walnutport
Parents: Kimberly and Kevin Ehritz

Nina Fitzsimmons
Franklin Township Elementary School
Sixth grade
Asbury
Parents: Pamela and Mark Fitzsimmons

Colin Francis
Warren Hunterdon Christian Home School
Eighth grade
Milford
Parents: Carolyn and David Francis

Candy Greczylo
Franklin Township School
Eighth grade
Pittstown
Parents: Candy and John Greczylo

Chris Harth
Woodglen School
Seventh grade
Califon
Parents: Kelly Harth and Daniel Schrimsher

Aaron Hartzell
Domenick Defranco Elementary School
Fifth grade
Bangor
Parents: Andrew and Tanya Hartzell

Abigail Hill
Orefield Middle School
Sixth grade
Schnecksville
Parents: Jana and Ryan Hill

Kaitlyn Hoagland
Catasauqua Middle School
Eighth grade
Catasauqua
Parent: Jennifer Hoagland

Jessica Howley
Washington Memorial Elementary
Sixth grade
Washington
Parents: Christina and Bart Howley

Joshua Javier
Wilson Area Intermediate School
Seventh grade
Williams Township
Parents: Leonardo and Roussel Javier

Aryaman Khandelwal
Springhouse Middle School
Eighth grade
Breinigsville
Parents: Ashok and Shalini Khandelwal

Samantha Lau
Wind Gap Middle School
Eighth grade
Wind Gap
Parents: Beth and Robert Lau

Tori Lockwood
Ethel Hoppock Middle School
Sixth grade
Asbury
Parent: Christine Lockwood

Alexa MacKinnon
Alexandria Middle School
Eighth grade
Bloomsbury
Parents: John and Lisa MacKinnon

Deiniol McGovern
Ridge & Valley Charter School
Eighth grade
Long Valley, N.J.
Parents: Ceridwen and Joseph McGovern

Dylan McIntyre
Easton Area Middle School 5-6
Sixth grade
Easton
Parents: Patrick McIntyre and Ann Marie McDermott-McIntyre

Ryan McKeever
Clinton Public School
Sixth grade
Clinton
Parents: James and Ana McKeever

Audrey Ofungwu
Saints Philip & James School
Eighth grade
Oxford
Parent: Ester C. Ugwu

Tommy Patterson
Southern Lehigh Middle School
Eighth grade
Zionsville
Parents: Margaret and John Patterson

Isabella Pedraza
Oxford Street School
Seventh grade
Belvidere
Parents: Laurette and Camilo Pedraza

Kevin Pierson
Nazareth Area Intermediate School
Sixth grade
Nazareth
Parents: Simone and James Pierson

Ebaad Qureshi
Lopatcong Middle School
Seventh grade
Phillipsburg
Parents: Mujeeb and Tania Qureshi

Ailani Roman
Jefferson Elementary School
Fifth grade
Allentown
Parent: Zigrid Varela

Naomi Rubi
Northampton Area Middle School
Eighth grade
Northampton
Parents: Arnee and Daryl Rubi

Kylie Sagun
Green Street Elementary School
Fifth grade
Phillipsburg
Parents: Rhonda and Paul Sagun

Amol Sanghera
Moravian Academy Middle School
Seventh grade
Easton
Parents: Narpinder and Harinder Singh

Graham Scher
Kingwood Township Elementary School
Eighth grade
Frenchtown
Parents: Randi and Eric Scher

Merline Senat
Easton Area Middle School 7-8
Eighth grade
Easton
Parents: Pauline Joseph and Marc Senat

Danielle Serrao
Readington Middle School
Sixth grade
Whitehouse Station
Parents: Matilda and Dominic Serrao

Cecelia Sommers
George Wolf Elementary School
Sixth grade
Nazareth
Parents: Melissa and Chris Swain

Linda Starrs
Knowlton Township Elementary School
Fifth grade
Knowlton Township
Parents: Adele and Francis Starrs

Sarah Steidle
Stewartsville School
Eighth grade
Stewartsville
Parents: Kiersten and Brendon Steidle

Kathleen Taranto
Eyer Middle School
Sixth grade
Macungie
Parents: Mary and Chris Taranto

Anna Tjeltveit
Francis D. Raub Middle School
Seventh grade
Allentown
Parents: Alan and Maria Tjeltveit

Bridget Treanor
Bloomsbury Elementary School
Sixth grade
Bloomsbury
Parents: Michael and Marianne Treanor

Joevanni Vazquez
Harrison Morton Middle School
Eighth grade
Allentown
Parents: Diane Pirone and Joe Vazquez

Drew Wager
Clinton Township Middle School
Seventh grade
Clinton Township
Parents: Daniel and Kimberly Wager

Erica Wang
Southern Lehigh Intermediate
Fifth grade
Center Valley
Parents: Li-San Wang and Shin-Yi Chou

Jacob Zettlemoyer
Salisbury Middle School
Eighth grade
Bethlehem
Parents: Nenette and Arthur Zettlemoyer