Tomball ISD Spelling Bee Champions Crowned

TOMBALL - Tomball ISD celebrated campus Spelling Champions at the annual District Spelling Bee and Spanish Spelling Bee Competitions, hosted at the newly-renovated Tomball Intermediate School Auditorium. 

Creekside Park Junior High student and reigning 2021 Champion Ishika Varipilli captured a first place finish at the District Spelling Bee. She competed through 11 rounds and took home top honors after spelling ‘aglossal’ correctly.

Creekview Elementary’s Ethan Bui took second and Oakcrest Intermediate student Lilyan Nguyen took third.

The District Spelling Bee featured campus winners from across the district who participated at their respective school and earned a spot to compete for an overall crown. 

As the District’s overall winner, Ishika Varipilli will move on to the area level and represent Tomball ISD at the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee later this year. From there, the top two spellers of the Houston Public Media Spelling Bee will advance to the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee; Expenses paid by Houston Public Media. The 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee is planned for National Harbor, Maryland, May 29 – June 3.

Campus Champions - Spelling Bee

• Canyon Pointe Elementary - Zunaira Sakhawat
• Creekside Forest Elementary - Rohan Modi
• 1ST - Creekside Park Junior High - Ishika Varipilli
• 2ND - Creekview Elementary - Ethan Bui
• Decker Prairie Elementary - Caitlyn Stewart
• Grand Lakes Junior High - Vivian Nguyen
• Grand Oaks Elementary - Emma Marin
• Lakewood Elementary - Rhea Thakur
• Northpointe Intermediate - Samvrit Bemineni
• 3RD - Oakcrest Intermediate - Lilyan Nguyen
• Rosehill Elementary - Caleb Crank
• Timber Creek Elementary - Ramya Venkat
• Tomball Elementary - TJ Tropoloc
• Tomball Intermediate - Troy Douglas
• Tomball Junior High - Colt Douglas
• Wildwood Elementary - Avery Ortuno
• Willow Creek Elementary - Harshit Wahi
• Willow Wood Junior High - Anaya Kamath

DISTRICT SPANISH SPELLING BEES

Canyon Pointe Elementary student Catalina Garcet captured the top finish in the Spanish Spelling Bee for Grades 3-5. Following in second place and third place, respectively, were Tomball Intermediate students Juan Montes and Luciana Uricoechea. 

Campus Champions - Spanish Spelling Bee, Grades 3-5

• Oakcrest Intermediate - Lia Palomera
• Tomball Intermediate - Andres Padilla
• Oakcrest Intermediate - Ethan Haase
• 1ST - Canyon Pointe Elementary - Catalina Garcet
• 3RD - Tomball Intermediate - Luciana Uricoechea
• Rosehill Elementary - Dylan Perez
• Canyon Pointe Elementary - Marcella Carbone
• Rosehill Elementary - Samuel Cadenas
• 2ND - Tomball Intermediate - Juan Montes
• Canyon Pointe Elementary - Elianny Salas
• Oakcrest Intermediate - Angel Leon
• Rosehill Elementary - Alejandro Flores

Grand Lakes Junior High student Nicole Haase captured the top finish in the Spanish Spelling Bee, grades 6-8. Following in second place and third place, respectively, were Tomball Intermediate student Romina Ortega de Leon and Oakcrest Intermediate student Lucy Rivera.

Campus Champions - Spanish Spelling Bee,  Grades 6-8 

• 1ST - Grand Lakes Junior High - Nicole Haase
• 3RD - Oakcrest Intermediate - Lucy Rivera
• Tomball Intermediate - Linda Farias
• Creekside Park Junior High - Vania Torress Nava
• Willow Wood Junior High - Tirso Ortega
• Tomball Intermediate - Yantzel Juarez
• Grand Lakes Junior High - Yarely Gonzalez
• Willow Wood Junior High - Isabella Talavera
• Creekside Park Junior High - Luz Renata Ruiz Rojas
• Grand Lakes Junior High - Sofia Cordova
• Oakcrest Intermediate - Adan Maceda
• Creekside Park Junior High - Ana Sophia Conde Rattia
• Willow Wood Junior High - Pilar Garcia
• Oakcrest Intermediate - Erik Saaverdra
• 2ND - Tomball Intermediate - Romina Ortega de Leon 

ABOUT TOMBALL ISD
Tomball ISD educates students to become responsible, productive citizens by providing innovative, individually rigorous, and personally valuable educational experiences. Founded in 1908, Tomball ISD now encompasses 83 square miles in northwest Harris County and southwest Montgomery County, and is located approximately 30 miles from downtown Houston. The district currently educates over 20,500 students at 22 campuses.