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Meet Paulding County School District's 2022 Spelling Bee Champ: 7th Grader Anu Ajayi

Anu Ajayi, an East Paulding Middle School student, spelled the word "balsamic" to win the 2022 Paulding County School District spelling bee.

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Anu Ajayi, a seventh grader at East Paulding Middle School, is the 2022 PCSD Spelling Bee champion. Ajayi successfully spelled "balsamic" for the win after a 20-round match against students from across the district. (Paulding County School District)
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Kingston Dempsey, sixth grader at Ritch Middle School and spelling bee runner-up, and spelling bee winner Anu Ajayi pose for a photo. (Paulding County School District)

PAULDING COUNTY, GA — An East Paulding Middle School student beat dozens of other students to win the 2022 Paulding County School District spelling bee last week.

Anu Ajayi, a seventh grader at EPMS, is this year's spelling bee champion. At the competition at East Paulding High School last week, Ajayi successfully spelled "balsamic" for the win after a 20-round match against students from across the district.

Ajayi, and runner-up Kingston Dempsey, a sixth grader at Ritch Middle School, will advance to the online regional competition Feb. 26. Sarah Broadstreet, a seventh grader at Austin Middle School, will also advance to the regional competition as an alternate.

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Congratulations, Anu, Kingston and Sarah!

Anu Ajayi spelled "balsamic" for the 2022 spelling bee win. (Paulding County School District)
Tiffany Frachiseur, PCSD cheif academic officer; Anu Ajayi, spelling bee winner; and Tom Alverson, East Paulding Middle School principal, pose for a photo. (Paulding County School District)
Christy Carson, Ritch Middle School principal; Kingston Dempsey, spelling bee runner-up; and Taylor McAllister, Ritch school sponsor, pose for a photo. (Paulding County School District)
Third-place finisher and alternate Sarah Broadstreet, seventh grader at Austin Middle School, spells a word at the 2022 PCSD Spelling Bee. (Paulding County School District)

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