The Ramsey County Spelling Bee was held Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the Memorial Building in Devils Lake, ND.
The Ramsey County Spelling Bee Champion, Runner-Up and Alternate determined by the judges were
First place: Jude Asleson, from CMS. The Runner-up was Jaxen Parisien, CMS. The Alternate was Tommy Hyman from Starkweather.
Winners who placed in the 2026 Ramsey County Spelling Bee included the following:
Third Grade
First place: Logan Tarang (3) PV
Second place: Clementine Hernandez-Kienast (3) PV
Third Place: Mariska Beckstrand (3) St. Joseph
Fourth Grade
First place: Anthony Miller (4) PV
Second place: Elly Hamre (4) PV
Third place: Penelope Lundon (4) PV
Fifth Grade
First place: Nevaeh Eversvik (5) Starkweather
Second place: Aidan McKay (5) CMS
Third place: Sylvie Jerome (5) St. Joseph
Sixth Grade
First place: Jude Asleson (6) CMS
Second place: Tommy Hyman (6) Starkweather
Third place: Mila Hagen (6) CMS
Seventh Grade
First place: Ndubuisi Onyeakazi (7) St. Joseph
Second place: Talia Lite (7) St. Joseph
Third place: Natalie Long (7) CMS
Eighth Grade
First place: Saige Nygaard (8) CMS
Second place: Jaxen Parisien (8) CMS
Third place: Josie Brekhus (8) St. Joseph
Top Ten (Sixth – Eighth Grade)
1. Saige Nygaard (8)
3. Jane Parisian (8)
2. Ndubuisi Onyeakazi (7)
4. Talia Laite (7)
5. Jude Asleson (6)
9. Natalie Longie (7)
8. Tommy Hyman (6)
6. Ashlynn Helseth (7)
7. Josie Brekhus (8)
10. Mila Hagen (6)
Volunteers who helped with this special event included:
The setting was the Ramsey County Courthouse and Memorial Building: Armory, Basement Meeting Room, Gymnasium, and the Historical Room.
The Spelling Bee Coordinator was Brittany Brunner and the Spelling Bee County Representative was Lisa Diseth.
County Volunteers included Jake Wateland: CMS Assistant Principal, Sara Thompson: PV Principal, and Shane Diseth: Community Volunteer
Central Middle School Volunteers were Abbey McCarthy and Karlee Oksendahl
5th Grade: Dominika Hernandez and Kienast Aidan McKay
6th Grade: Jude Asleson, Emma Groves, Mila Hagen, Willow Raven and Parker Malek
7th Grade: Ashlynn Helseth, Natalie Longie, Jemma Johnson, Jacoby Allery and Zenna Carpenter
8th Grade: Saige Nygaard, Jaxen Parisien, Josie Vetsch and BreElle Leben
Prairie View Elementary Volunteers were Ashley Legacie and Molly Hanson
3rd Grade: Clementine Hernandez-Kienast, Bennett Longie, Beckett Morris, Marti Svidal and Loghan Tarang
4th Grade: Avalene Hannesson, Anthony Miller, Elly Hamre, Carson Tohm and Penelope Lundon
St. Joseph School Volunteers were Betsey Willey and Leigh Kraft
3rd Grade: Magdalene Kaffar and Mariska Beckstrand
4th Grade: Thomas Skaar, Seth Pederson and Daphne Leiphon
5th Grade: Ben Kaffar, Amelia Malarkey and Sylvie Jerome
6th Grade: Kalby Malarkey, Ian Reyles and Cora Lundquist
7th Grade: Ndubuisi Onyeakazi and Talia Laite
8th Grade: Josie Brekhus and Kole Malarkey
Alternates: Kace Wateland (3) Sofia Nelson (7) Jocelyn Ziegler (8)
Starkweather Volunteers: Landon Pavlish
4th Grade: Mason Azure
5th Grade: Harper Eversvik and Nevaeh Eversvik
6th Grade: Tommy Hyman
7th Grade: Logan Erickstad
Please direct any questions to the Spelling Bee Coordinator Brittany Brunner.
*Notes: Sound System in the basement was not working. Therefore, there may have been pronouncer issues.
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