Edgecomb sixth grader Ismael Martinez wins school spelling bee
First grader Cameron Murray was eliminated in the second round of Edgecomb Eddy’s Spelling Bee on the word "pay" during the Feb. 1 competition. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Sixth grader Ismael Martinez won the Edgecomb Eddy Spelling Bee on Feb. 1 by correctly spelling “indelible” and “salutation’. He and classmate Abigail Clark will compete in the Lincoln County Spelling Bee on Feb. 12. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Twelve contestants competed Feb. 1 in the Edgecomb Eddy School Spelling Bee. Pictured are front row, from left: Isaac Fanslau, Stella Chapman, Olive Tomko, Cameron Murray and Jillian Murray. Back row, from left: Abigail Clark, Ismael Martinez, Ross Gaffney, Lei Bercasio, Bella Morton, Alli Guild, Charley Carleton and spelling bee master Nancy Rose. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Fifth grader Ross Gaffney was eliminated on the word "glands" in the second round of Edgecomb Eddy School’s annual spelling bee. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
First grader Jillian Murray spelled eight words correctly Feb. 1 in Edgecomb Eddy School’s annual spelling bee before being eliminated in round 9. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
First grader Cameron Murray was eliminated in the second round of Edgecomb Eddy’s Spelling Bee on the word "pay" during the Feb. 1 competition. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Sixth grader Ismael Martinez won the Edgecomb Eddy Spelling Bee on Feb. 1 by correctly spelling “indelible” and “salutation’. He and classmate Abigail Clark will compete in the Lincoln County Spelling Bee on Feb. 12. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Twelve contestants competed Feb. 1 in the Edgecomb Eddy School Spelling Bee. Pictured are front row, from left: Isaac Fanslau, Stella Chapman, Olive Tomko, Cameron Murray and Jillian Murray. Back row, from left: Abigail Clark, Ismael Martinez, Ross Gaffney, Lei Bercasio, Bella Morton, Alli Guild, Charley Carleton and spelling bee master Nancy Rose. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
Fifth grader Ross Gaffney was eliminated on the word "glands" in the second round of Edgecomb Eddy School’s annual spelling bee. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
First grader Jillian Murray spelled eight words correctly Feb. 1 in Edgecomb Eddy School’s annual spelling bee before being eliminated in round 9. BILL PEARSON/Boothbay Register
On the playground, they call him Ismael, but in the classroom he’s known as a spelling champion. Sixth grader Ismael Martinez defeated 11 other Edgecomb Eddy School students Feb. 1 in winning the school’s annual spelling bee. Martinez captured the title when he successfully spelled “indelible” and “salutation” after fifth grader Lei Bercasio misspelled “percussion” and fourth grader Bella Morton misspelled “supposedly.”
The Edgecomb Eddy Spelling Bee had 12 contestants. One boy and one girl represented each of the grades from 1 to 6. The contestants were Jillian Murray and Cameron Murray, grade one; Olive Tomko and Stella Chapman, grade two; Charley Carleton and Isaac Fanslau, grade three; Isabella Morton and Alli Guild, grade four; Lei Bercasio and Ross Gaffney, grade five and Abigail Clark and Ismael Martinez, grade six.
Clark and Martinez will compete in the Lincoln County Spelling Bee on Tuesday, Feb. 12.
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