Let’s hear it for our FES student, Bawi Bik!! Way to go, Bawi! We are so proud of you!!!
FAIRMOUNT ELEMENTARY STUDENT WINS 2023 SYSTEM SPELLING BEE
CALHOUN, GA – Fairmount Elementary student, Bawi Bik, claimed the title as the 2023 Gordon County Schools (GCS) System Spelling Bee Champion on Thursday, January 18, at the Gordon Central High School Blue Box Theater.
The winning word Bik spelled to seal his victory was "angora” which means “a yarn of a long-haired, usually white, rabbit used for knitting.”
The annual spelling bee consisted of individual winners from each Gordon County Schools elementary and middle school, competing to determine the system representative at the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) Region 1 Spelling Bee on February 25th.
Ashworth Middle School student, Emily Demain, captured second place, and Avery Wiley of Tolbert Elementary School placed third.
Bik now advances as the GCS representative at the Region 1 competition, with Demain serving as the GCS alternate.
The system spelling bee is sponsored this year by Chick-Fil-A, Creative Discovery Museum, Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and Taco Bell.
School level winners were:
Parker Jacobs, Belwood Elementary
Bawi Bik, Fairmount Elementary
Danella Barriento Rivera, Red Bud Elementary
Brilynn Wells, Sonoraville Elementary
Ian Glass, W.L. Swain Elementary
Avery Wiley, Tolbert Elementary
Emily Demain, Ashworth Middle
Ni Cuai, Red Bud Middle