Deer Valley, AZ. – January 29, 2014 –Highland Lakes School 6th grade student, Mathews Sajan, took 1st place during the annual Deer Valley Unified School District spelling bee competition held January 24th at District office. The winning word was: ‘Masala.’ Mathews and all students placing as runner-up will move on to regional level. Congratulations to the following students:
Winner: Mathews Sajan, Highland Lakes School
1st runner-up: Grace Xu, Highland Lakes School
2nd runner-up: Kelsey Keto, West Wing School
3rd Runner-up: Brenden Castellanos, Anthem School
4th runner-up: Keshav Nandakumar, Sierra Verde School
5th runner-up: Adryan Escarsega, Mountain Shadows Elementary
6th runner-up: Emma Edmund, Gavilan Peak School
7th runner-up: Kyle Endres, Gavilan Peak School