SJUSD holds annual spelling bee

SAN JACINTO – San Jacinto Unified School District held their annual district spelling bee Jan. 30, in preparation of sending a champion to the Riverside County spelling bee, March 24, at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center. Temo “Ethan” Mendez, a fifth grader at SJUSD’s Hyatt World Language Academy, was the final winner out of 16 contestants with the correct spelling at the 17th round. The county-level spelling bee is open to students fourth through eighth grades, and a winner progresses to the Scripps National Spelling Bee held outside of Washington in May. SJUSD’s second-place winner, Max Corum, a fourth grader at Hyatt World Language Academy, will serve as the district alternate for the county-level contest. SJUSD’s third-place winner was Jayda Bass, a f