Julia Vallier, a fourth-grade student at , is the 2012 Forsyth County Spelling Bee winner.
Vallier correctly spelled the word "exuberant."
Logan Ballard, a student at , was the first runner up. Rachael Walter from was second runner up and Jesse Smith from was the alternate.
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For their efforts, the trio will receive gifts donated By and .
The event on Saturday, Jan. 21 was held at the North Forsyth High School Performing Arts Center.
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Vallier, Ballard and Walter will represent Forsyth County in the district competition beginning at 10 a.m. on Feb. 25 at Mabry Middle School in Marietta.
All county elementary and middle schools were represented by school winners in the bee. The following students are:
Name
School
Big Creek ES
Alexandra Cepuchowicz Matt ESParker Chilton Vickery Creek MS Parker Davenport Otwell MS
Cherish Douglas
Johns Creek ES
Sadhana Durbha Riverwatch MS Sindhu DwarampudiSettles Bridge ES
William Dyess North Forsyth MSGrant Gerwit
Lakeside MS
Victoria Hollenbeck
Chattahoochee ES
Chloe Kim
Sharon ES
Sawnee ES
Mikaylah Nelson Cumming ESShreya Sawant Whitlow ES Julia Scher South Forsyth MS Caroline Steinman Silver City ES
Karthik Viswanathan Daves Creek ES
Mary-Kate Wichalonis Haw Creek ES
Glenn Worley Coal Mountain ES Tyler Xu Brookwood ES Ashwin Yellamraju Shiloh Point ES Caroline Young Mashburn ES Bo Yuan Piney Grove MS
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