C-i-n-d-e-r-e-l-l-a. After Douglas County Club’s Azaria L.P. correctly spelled “Cinderella” at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) Spelling Bee on March 25, she became the first ever BGCMA spelling bee champ! Confetti filled the air.
Held on a Friday night at the John H. Harland Boys & Girls Club, BGCMA’s inaugural Spelling Bee was a fun hybrid event. There were 50 Club members vying to win it all, 25 special in-person guests, and 25 awesome Club staff chaperones. Families and staff alike tuned in to watch the BGCMA Spelling Bee online.
Douglas County Executive Director Steve Hord, Douglas County Club Staff, and all Club members have earned the bragging rights of winning BGCMA’s 1st Spelling Bee and will proudly display the BGCMA’s Spelling Bee plaque in their Club for one year!
Congratulations also goes to runner-up Tatum B. from the Jesse Draper Club, and third-place speller Jared A. from the A. Worley Brown Club.
“I am still on a high from the exceptional effort put forth by our 16 participating Clubs in BGCMA’s first Spelling Bee,” said Ruth Wilcox, who organized the event with intricate attention to detail. “Thank you to all Club staff who went the extra mile to prepare our young people for the Bee.” Those staff members include: Ladasia Ware, Aukejshia Boyce-Gaskins, Trimika Hicks-Clements, Michael Mells, Nkeschia Brundidge-Clark, Gail Johnson, Lauren Odom, Ruben Royster, Ife Okwumabua, Tosin Adedayo, Tyler Reid, John Strong & the Harland Club team, Marlon Andrews, Lucas Causey, Roshunnia Dennis, Moneey Cobb, Mercede Broadwater, Airelle Thornhill, Tiffany Harris, Nikki McClain, Terri Fishback, and Lorene Jackson.
Watch the inaugural BGCMA Spelling Bee below!