Margaret Wang, an eighth-grade student from , became the California State Junior High Spelling Bee Champion on May 12.
Miller Creek Middle School hosted the Spelling Bee, which included 54 seventh-, eighth- and ninth-grade students from 27 counties throughout California.
Julie A. Fukunaga, an eighth-grade student from San Joaquin County, finished second and Fayyaz Ahamed, an eighth-grade student from Kings County, finished third.
Three other students made it to the final round of competition, finishing in the following order:
Fourth Place – Varun Jain, a seventh-grade student from Contra Costa County
Fifth Place – Shilpa Rao, an eighth-grade student from Contra Costa County
Sixth Place – Darius Rucker, an eighth-grade student from Yuba County
The California State Junior High Spelling Bee Championship was coordinated by the Marin County Office of Education.
