East Baton Rouge Schools recently hosted the District-wide Elementary Spelling Bee over two exciting evenings at the Capitol Park Museum. Alan Potter of Magnolia Woods Elementary School claimed the championship trophy, with Kohitha Ankatha of LaSalle Elementary School finishing second and Tobias McCray of Belfair Montessori Elementary School placing third. In the Secondary Spelling Bee, Glasgow Middle’s Naqeeb Hossain secured first place, followed by fellow Glasgow student Rishaan Reddy in second. Glasgow’s Olivia Peng and May Lab’s Rohaan Masarath shared the third-place trophy.

This article was originally published in April 2025.