Claire Moylan apparently is a human spell-check machine. The 5th-grader at Maplewood Richmond Heights Elementary School qualified for the next round of the annual St. Louis Post-Dispatch Spelling Bee. The final round will take place Saturday, March 16 at McKendree University in Lebanon, llinois. Here's the full list of local spellers who will move on:
Abhinav Dukkipati - Francis Howell Middle School
Abhiram Madala - Crossroads Elementary
Adrian Nguyen - Word of Life Lutheran School
Akshaj Variath - Parkway Central Middle School
Alice Liu - Crestview Middle School
Amelia Zhang - Albert Cassens Elementary School
Arjav Jain - Ladue Fifth Grade Center
Brooklyn Harvey - Hollenbeck Middle School
Chidubem Igbo - Central Junior High
Claire Moylan - Maplewood-Richmond Heights Elementary
Colette Giezentanner - Sperreng Middle School - PEGS
Dhruv Lahoti - Andrews Academy
Dhyanesh Bhatt - Harvest Ridge Elementary
Eddie Feng - Wild Horse Elementary
Ethan George - Woerther Elementary
Harini Gottumukkala - South Middle School
Hawa-Larai Harruna - Mason Ridge Elementary
Joshua Roodhouse Hale - DuBray Middle School
Kenan Strahm - Maryville Christian School
Khadija Khan - North Kirkwood Middle School
Lakshmi Madala - Frontier Middle School
Marcus King - The Governor French Academy
Margaret Burch - West County Christian Home Educators
Newman Shen - PEGS South - Kennerly Elementary
Russell Haynes - Prairie View Elementary
Ryan Merz - Abiding Savior Lutheran School
Ryan Norris - Saints Joachim & Ann Catholic School
Ryan Smith - MICDS
Ryan Yang - Wabash Elementary
Sam Lipsutz - Northeast Middle School
Sean Ward - Valley Park Middle School
Sebastian Schultz - Independence Elementary
Sienna Staten - Tillman Elementary
Sophia "Sassy" Saleeby - Ladue Middle School
Supratik Ganti - Progress South Elementary
Willa Reith - Long Elementary
William Buyske - St. Gabriel the Archangel School
Yash Shelar - Academy of the Sacred Heart
Yuktha Rayani - Ellisville Elementary
For more information, contact MRH School District at (314) 644-4400.