Choir, Spelling Bee Wins for Assumption Students
Assumption Catholic School students brough home several awards in November. Dozens of students vied for top spot at the annual Spelling Bee, with seventh grader Evelyn winning the competition. She will progress to the Duval County semi-finals on Feb. 13 with the top 25 moving on to the finals on Feb. 27. Seventh grader Wyatt placed second and sixth grader Lucas placed third. English/Language Arts teacher Erin Mah led the Spelling Bee, in which Georgia Ruen served as moderator while Vicki Yazdiya, Lydia Stanley and Vickie Charboneau sat as judges.
The Assumption Catholic School choir also saw honors of its own when the Knight’s Ensemble brought home the Golden Mickey trophy from its competition at Disney Springs on Nov. 10. The choir practices and performs under the direction of teacher Andrea Ford.