#FIRSTLOOK: 35TH ANNUAL SPELLING BEE OF CANADA CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED

Spelling Bee of Canada has announced the three winners of the 35th National Championship, which took place Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Beeton Hall in the Toronto Reference Library. Following a series of virtual competitions which have taken place coast-to-coast across Canada, 42 Championship finalists from three age categories made it through to the in-person finals and competed rigorously to win the Championship in their respective categories. Markus Schwabe hosted the event.

Winners include:

Primary (ages 6 to 8)
Name: Anhad Singh
Age: 8
Region: Prairies #1
City: Edmonton, AB
Winning Word: PRELATE

Junior (ages 7 to 9)
Name: Kavya Senthil
Age: 10
Region: Central West Ontario #4,
Simcoe County &York Region
City: Markham, ON
Winning work: ECOSYSTEM

Intermediate (ages 12 to 14)
Name: Ryaan Khan
Age: 14
Region: Atlantic
City: Bedford, NS
Winning Word: PRELAPSARIAN

(Photo credit: Spelling Bee of Canada)