Richmond County spelling bee winners named

Annie Zhang, an eighth grader at John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School won the middle school spelling bee Jan. 19. Courtesy photo

Date: January 20, 2022

Students from Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School and Tobacco Road Elementary School are the top winners in the Richmond County School System Spelling Bee Jan. 20.

Annie Zhang, an eighth grader at John S. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School, won the middle school bee by spelling “moorage.” Ra’Maan Cochran, a fifth grader at Tobacco Road Elementary School, correctly spelled ‘Richter Scale” to be named the elementary school winner.

Ra Maan Cochran is the elementary school spelling bee champ in Richmond County. Courtesy photo

Cody Howard, an eighth grader at Freedom Mark K-8, is the middle school runner-up. Nora Quiller, a fifth grader at Terrace Manor Elementary School, is the elementary bee runner up.

The Richmond County spelling bees were held virtually. Winners will complete beginning at 10 a.m., Feb. 26 in the Region 7 virtual spelling bee.

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