Alphabetical Index of the 248 Spellers
by State, Territory, or Country

 

 


STATE
SPELLER NO.
SPELLER
SPONSOR
ALABAMA
124
Faith Danielle Hagler Birmingham Post-Herald
ALASKA
125
Jean E. Falconer Anchorage Daily News
 
126
Coryn C. Pavelsky Daily News-Miner, Fairbanks
AMERICAN SAMOA
127
Leticia Va'alele Ho Ching Samoa News, Pago Pago
ARIZONA
128
Tristan William Day Arizona Educational Foundation
ARKANSAS
129
Apollo Ryan Stacy Arkansas Democrat Gazette
BAHAMAS
130
Denice A. Deveaux Nassau Guardian
CALIFORNIA
131
Neil K. Gehlawat The Bakersfield Californian
 
132
Ramsudha Narala The Clovis Independent
 
133
Jason Lyle Black Contra Costa Newspapers
 
134
Drew D. Hutchison Sierra Telephone/Coarsegold PTA
 
135
Mariam Firunts Daily News Los Angeles, Los Angeles
 
136
Jennifer Ann Rios Merced Sun-Star
 
137
Kenneth Cho Monterey County Office of Education
 
138
Marisa S. Choy The Orange County Register
 
139
Zack A. Carter Record Searchlight, Redding
 
140
Varun Sharma The Press-Enterprise, Riverside
 
141
Brendan S. Chan The Sacramento Bee
 
142
Morgan Nicole Diefenbach The San Diego Union Tribune
 
143
Nathan Calixto San Francisco Chronicle
 
144
Bethany Marie Young Ventura County Star
 
145
Scott A. Smith Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register
COLORADO
146
Rachel Marie Hesse Daily Camera, Boulder
 
147
Mitesh Shridhar Denver Rocky Mountain News
CONNECTICUT
148
Ramya Tadipatri The New Haven Register
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
149
Justin Craig Wheeler The Washington Informer
DELAWARE
150
Rebecca C. Clendaniel Delaware State News, Dover
EUROPE
151
Mark A. Norsworthy Stars & Stripes
FLORIDA
152
Edwin Chen The Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville
 
153
Marie Kris Pantojan The Ledger, Lakeland
 
154
Jasmine Ann Jeffers The Miami Herald
 
155
Gloria Francis The Miami Herald
 
156
Cassy Griff Naples Daily News
 
157
Anisha Kshetrapal Naples Daily News
 
158
Zachary Paul Rosenthal The Orlando Sentinel
 
159
Eric N. Mills The Palm Beach Post
 
160
Chip Norris The News Herald, Panama City
 
161
Lauren R. Fowler The Stuart News
 
162
Alex Olsen Tallahassee Democrat
 
163
Maurice Nguyen The Tampa Tribune
 
164
Adam Joel Stadnick Press-Journal, Vero Beach
GEORGIA
165
Jenny Zhang Atlanta Daily World
 
166
Daniel T. Powell The Augusta Chronicle
GUAM
167
Frank Macabenta Pacific Daily News, Agana
HAWAII
168
Matthew Won The Honolulu Advertiser
IDAHO
169
Jordan Bailly The Lewiston Morning Tribune
ILLINOIS
170
Jessica M. Gaines The Pantagraph, Bloomington
 
171
Henry Pollock The News-Gazette, Champaign
 
172
Jonathan Daniel Van Ornam Chicago Tribune
 
173
Michael John Zivat Chicago Tribune
 
174
Aaron D. Mechling Herald & Review, Decatur
 
175
Sarah L. Troutman The Telegraph, Dixon
 
176
Marilyn A. Nguyen The Daily Journal, Kankakee
 
177
Michael Douglas Dechert The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus, Moline
 
178
Ryan L. Leman The Peoria Journal Star
 
179
Emily K. Kothe The Quincy Herald-Whig
 
180
Jessica Jane Prathoummachith Rockford Register Star
 
181
Christopher Michael Jones The State Journal-Register, Springfield
 
182
Kelly Widbin The Daily Gazette, Sterling
INDIANA
183
Bria Justine Wash The Herald Bulletin, Anderson
 
184
Dylan A. Pittman The Evansville Courier & Press
 
185
Carol Rupprecht Topics Newspapers, Fishers
 
186
Jamie Burdeski Topics Newspapers, Fishers
 
187
Jason Leung The Journal Gazette, Fort Wayne
 
188
Aaron T. Dinkledine The Kokomo Tribune
 
189
Joy Amanda Nyenhuis-Rouch Journal and Courier, Lafayette
 
190
Mindy R. Cosaert The LaPorte Herald-Argus
 
191
Eric Allan Cromer Chronicle-Tribune, Marion
 
192
Sean Michael Orlosky The Star Press, Muncie
 
193
Adam Molon The Times, Munster
 
194
Erik M. Bolt South Bend Tribune
 
195
Kylie Marie McNeil The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute
 
196
Kelsee Hankins Zionsville Times Sentinel/The Lebanon Reporter
IOWA
197
Sara J. Moser The Des Moines Register
 
198
Jacob Edler Telegraph Herald, Dubuque
JAMAICA
199
Daniel James Thomas The Gleaner
KANSAS
200
Scott Robert Toland The Topeka Capital-Journal
KENTUCKY
201
Jordan M. Martin The Kentucky Post, Covington
 
202
James Earl Croushorn Kentucky Derby Festival, Inc., Louisville
LOUISIANA
203
Sarah Bowen The Daily Advertiser, Lafayette
 
204
Andrew T. Pirolo Lake Charles American Press
 
205
Kaitlin J. Tilbury Monroe News Star
 
206
Michael Modica The Times-Picayune, New Orleans
 
207
Samantha P. Howard The Times, Shreveport
MAINE
208
Rebecca Garthoff Bangor Daily News
MARYLAND
209
Janet Ruth Schonthaler Capital-Gazette Newspapers, Annapolis
 
210
Sara Lookingbill Aegis, Bel Air
 
211
Terry Lee Beeman Cumberland Times-News
 
212
Conner M. Gilbert The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown
 
213
Rawle Nyanzi Lucas Gazette Newspapers, Inc., Landover
 
214
Erin M. Taylor The Enterprise, Lexington Park
 
215
Victoria M. Stratton The Recorder, Prince Frederick
 
216
Rachael L. Young Maryland Independent, Waldorf
MASSACHUSETTS
217
Bobby Amanatidis Sentinel & Enterprise, Fitchburg
 
218
Emily E. Tucker The Sun, Lowell
 
219
Melissa K. Lee Daily Item, Lynn
 
220
Samantha Alexandra Gillogly The Martha's Vineyard Times
 
221
Maya A. Lucaci-Vashee The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover
 
222
Molly Elizabeth Toomey The Berkshire Eagle, Pittsfield
 
223
Ryan C. Herling The Patriot Ledger, Quincy
MEXICO
224
Marco Antonio C. Cejudo The News, Mexico City
MICHIGAN
225
Andrew Mark Bolton The Flint Journal
 
226
Thomas R. Woodby Grand Haven Tribune
 
227
Bill Briggs The Grand Rapids Press
 
228
Anna Elizabeth Hansen The Daily News, Greenville
 
229
Jeremy W. Slager The Jackson Citizen Patriot
 
230
Amanda Griffin The Lapeer County Press
 
231
Stevie Isabelle Parcell Ludington Daily News
 
232
Ruvani Fonseka The Macomb Daily
 
233
Robynne L. Legault Ogden News Publishing of Michigan, Marquette
 
234
Tim Sweda Oakland Press
 
235
Sreya Talasila The Saginaw News
 
236
Barbara Janiszewski The Herald Palladium, St. Joseph
 
237
Lindsay Leigh Douglass Traverse City Record-Eagle
MINNESOTA
238
Sean Conley Aitkin Independent Age
MISSISSIPPI
239
Joshua Hanssen The Clarion-Ledger
MISSOURI
240
Amanda N. Whitworth Columbia Daily Tribune
 
241
Justin Alexander Shilhanek The Examiner, Independence
 
242
Debra J. Snider News-Press Gazette, St. Joseph
 
243
Mallika Sarah Thampy St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
244
Cecilia L. Scott Unite, Springfield
MONTANA
245
Micayla R. Lakey Lee Newspapers of Montana
NEBRASKA
246
Regina Rose Reinig Omaha World-Herald
NEVADA
1
Las Vegas Review-Journal
NEW HAMPSHIRE
2
Union Leader/New Hampshire Sunday News, Manchester
NEW JERSEY
3
Asbury Park Press/Home News Tribune
 
4
The Press of Atlantic City
 
5
Burlington County Times
 
6
The Record and Herald News, Hackensack
 
7
The Jersey Journal, Jersey City
 
8
The Times of Trenton
NEW MEXICO
9
The Albuquerque Tribune
 
10
Freedom Newspapers of New Mexico, Clovis
 
11
The Gallup Independent
 
12
The Gallup Independent
NEW YORK
13
Anthony K. Guzman Times Union, Albany
 
14
Michael S. Oh The Buffalo News
 
15
Ian Johnson Finger Lakes Times, Geneva
 
16
Danielle Leigh McMullen The Leader-Herald, Gloversville
 
17
Emily Dawn Cole Daily Freeman and Sunday Freeman, Kingston
 
18
Ari Goldstein Long Island Jewish World
 
19
Kate McCurdy Times Herald Record, Middletown
 
20
Snigdha Sur Daily News, New York
 
21
Lee Anthony B. Germino Daily News, New York
 
22
Rachel M. Noble The Palladium-Times, Oswego
 
23
Samantha Tan Mascia The Gazette, Port Jervis
 
24
Ryan Menezes Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester
 
25
Jacqueline Amanda Kellish The Post-Standard/Herald-Journal &
Herald-American,
Syracuse
 
26
Andrew J. Snider Watertown Daily Times
NORTH CAROLINA
27
Pressley Kay Baird Times-News, Burlington
 
28
Stephen Hou The Charlotte Observer
 
29
Alexandra Lorraine Smith The Daily Record, Dunn
 
30
Lily Sloan The Gaston Gazette, Gastonia
 
31
Aisha Amuda The Shelby Star
 
32
Kristina Michelle Fondren Washington Daily News
 
33
Amy C. Hicks Wilson Daily Times
 
34
Grace Ann Rishel Winston-Salem Journal
NORTH DAKOTA
35
Kevin E. Moch The Williston Daily Herald
OHIO
36
Jill A. Fenton The Akron Beacon Journal
 
37
Amber M. Martin The Repository, Canton
 
38
Kristen Leigh Turner The Cincinnati Post
 
39
Keriann Caitlyn Hurst The Plain Dealer, Cleveland
 
40
Michael Hessenauer The Columbus Dispatch
 
41
Gina Daniel Dayton Daily News
 
247
Alison Marie Dzwonczyk The Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria
 
42
Patrick Andrew Bond Lancaster Eagle-Gazette
 
43
Paige Phillips The Marietta Times
 
44
Melanie Kidder The Times Leader, Martins Ferry
 
248
Jim R. Latronica The Medina Gazette
 
45
Lindsay Willett Salem News
 
46
Joseph Anthony Rinaldi The Herald-Star, Steubenville
 
47
Priyanka Saloni Jain The Blade, Toledo
 
48
Katie D. Bradley The Tribune Chronicle, Warren
 
49

Sammy J. Totino

The News-Herald, Willoughby
 
50
Tom Reid The Vindicator, Youngstown
OKLAHOMA
51
Bobby H. Heffley The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City
 
52
Carl Joseph Schwager The Tulsa World
OREGON
53
Alexandra "Zan" Irene Frackelton Beaverton Valley Times
 
54
Skyler LaDawna DeJarnatt The Bulletin, Bend
PENNSYLVANIA
55
Zachary C.M. Arnold Delaware County Daily & Sunday Times
 
56
Michelle Alyssa Pugliese The Intelligencer Record, Doylestown
 
57
Domenic R. Salerni The Express-Times, Easton
 
58
Ashley N. Yu The Patriot-News Co., Harrisburg
 
59
Courtney May Eshleman Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster
 
60
Jim Spatz The Times Herald, Norristown
 
61
Jaime L. Emberger The Philadelphia Tribune
 
62
Kelly Ann Maloney Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
63
Sarita O. Mizin The Pittston Dispatch/Times Leader
 
64
Emily A. Setlock Pottsville Republican & Evening Herald
 
65
Josh Brokaw Reading Eagle/Reading Times
 
66
Susanna B. Seibert The Evening Times, Sayre
 
67
Cori Sue Legemaat Pocono Record, Stroudsburg
 
68
Geneson Ochoa Bautista The Record Herald, Waynesboro
 
69
Mimi Meejung Jeon Daily Local News, West Chester
 
70
Mohammad M. Bader The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre
PUERTO RICO
71
Israel A. Figueroa Caribbean Preparatory School
RHODE ISLAND
72
William K. Wray Jr. The Providence Journal
SOUTH CAROLINA
73
Vera Ayanna Swain The Post and Courier, Charleston
 
74
Thomas M. Beihl The State, Columbia
 
75
Jaydeep K. Srimani The Greenville News
 
76
Will Maxey The Sun News, Myrtle Beach
SOUTH DAKOTA
77
Jenna K. Carlson American News, Aberdeen
TENNESSEE
78
Vishruth K. Reddy Chattanooga Times/Chattanooga Free Press
 
79
Hannah Catherine Taylor The Jackson Sun
 
80
Sarah B. Brand The Knoxville News-Sentinel
 
81
Abhijith Eswarappa The Commercial Appeal, Memphis
 
82
Steven M. Nalley The Commercial Appeal, Memphis
 
83
Alex D. French