spelling bee participants and words they missed Vindicator Regional Spelling Bee participants are listed alphabetically by school, with the word each missed and the round in which they were

Akiva Academy: Sophie Alper, sallow, 2.

Alpha School of Excellence: Anastasia Lopez, adjacent, 2.

Austintown Middle: Marina Pavlichich, loam, 1.

B.L. Miller Elementary: Megan Winters, clapboard, 2.

Baker Elementary: Kenna Jo Miller, haiku, 1.

Beloit Elementary: Devyn Mazzei, filament, 1.

Brookfield Elementary: Josy Kirila, verboten, 6.

Campbell Elementary: Jaylin Wacht, mongrel, 2.

Campbell Middle: Taylor Valerio, croquette, 1.

Canfield Village Middle: Rollin Bresson, peloton, 4.

Center Middle: Michael Cohn, jeremiad, 6.

Christian H.O.M.E.: Andrew Johnson, neologism, 4.

Damascus Elementary: Gabbriella Hanson, trauma, 1.

Eagle Heights Academy: Tyler Phillips, grotto, 1.

Ellsworth Elementary: Hunter Yoak, foliate, 2.

Frank Ohl Middle: Madelyn Kist, kitsch, 2.

Girard Intermediate: Kimberly Reinhart, panzer, 1.

Girard Junior/Senior High: Arielle Terry, tarragon, 4.

Glenwood Middle: Kristyn Wolf, bellicose, 4.

Harding Elementary: Kayleen Hackett, orthodox, 1.

Holy Family: Andrew Rossi, embarcadero, 16.

Jackson-Milton Elementary: Adriana Italiano, ghoul, 4.

Jackson-Milton Middle: Briana Gaugler, aristocracy, 2.

Kirkmere Elementary: David Chaney, matinee, 2.

Knox Elementary: Kaley Anderson, machismo, 3.

Legacy Academy: Robert Huggins, geode, 1.

Lowellville Elementary: Anthony Fimognari, allegory, 2.

Lowellville Junior High: Brett Bessell, klopen, 2.

Martin Luther King Elementary: LaMont Rankin Jr., petunia, 1

Montessori School of the Mahoning Valley: Alexa Mollica, dross, 1.

P. Ross Berry Middle: Angel Lozada-Rivera, hickory, 1.

Paul C. Bunn Elementary: Nisyah Traish, sayonara, 2.

Poland Middle: Emily Eckman, insidious, 3.

Rayen Early College Middle: DaJhanae Robinson, homburg, 2.

Reed Middle: Sarah Clark, kuruma, 5.

Roosevelt Elementary-Hubbard: Natalie Pantin, libretto, 2.

Roosevelt Elementary-McDonald: Julian Sperati, enchilada, 2.

Seaborn Elementary: Sarah Bacak, inane, 5.

Sebring McKiley Junior/Senior High: Chloe Chowaniec, sarcasm, 1.

South Range Elementary: Jacob Stellers, antipasto, 3.

South Range Middle: Christian Moore, rhetoric, 3.

Springfield Elementary: Cierra Latronica, gingham, 6.

Springfield Intermediate: Julia Miglets, grand champion.

St. Charles: Luco Beato, periphery, 5.

St. Christie: Samantha Blasko, tithe, 1.

St. Joseph & Immaculate Heart: Jack Chepke, castanets, 3.

St. Joseph the Provider: Christopher Austalosh, souvenir, 1.

St. Luke: Madison Evans, amenable, 5.

St. Nicholas: Vincenzo Angelilli, topography, 1.

St. Patrick: Robert Dulay, poinsettia, 3.

St. Rose: Lucas Trott, knish, 2.

Stambaugh Charter Academy: Alex Thompson, langlauf, 5.

Struthers Elementary: Brandon Lambert, hogan, 1.

Struthers Middle: Rachel Mass, heifer, 9.

Taft Elementary: Gerald Walker, renovate, 1.

Volney Rogers Junior High: Hannah Woodward, perennial, 7.

West Branch Middle: Kristen Sposetta, bequeath, 1.

Western Reserve Middle: Taylor Thomas, homogeneous, 3.

William S. Guy Middle: Jala Beasley-Williams, ergonomic, 3.

Williamson Elementary: Keasia Chism, meticulous, 2.

Willow Creek Learning Center: Lauren Ann Ritz, sachem, 22, runner-up.

Youngstown Christian: Gabriella Yargo, didactic, 5.

Youngstown Community: Anthony Gill, beleaguer, 3.