{"id":20625,"date":"2015-04-10T11:34:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T11:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=20625"},"modified":"2015-04-10T11:48:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-10T11:48:14","slug":"st-john-student-wins-spelling-bee-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=20625","title":{"rendered":"St. John Student Wins Spelling Bee Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; The St. John Christian Academy, participating in the St. Thomas\/St. John District Primary School Spelling Bee for the first time, took home top honors on Thursday,\u00a0the Department of Education announced via press release.<\/p>\n<p>Sage Osiris, a 9-year-old third grader from the Academy, won first place out of a field of 17 students. Her winning word was: Hurricane.<\/p>\n<p>Osiris blew past her competition with challenging words such as: yacht, salmon, diesel, lagoon, anthem, and d\u00e9cor. By the 10th round, she was the only one left standing to spell simple words like:\u00a0hay, book, exit and trot. Osiris, who\u00a0was coached by Liandra Dagou, cruised to victory.<\/p>\n<p>The top six winners were:<\/p>\n<p>2nd place: Noah Espejo, Antilles School, 3rd grade<br \/>\n3rd place: Arianna Fleming, Jane E. Tuitt Elementary School, 3rd grade<br \/>\n4th place: Najji Bailey, All Saints Cathedral School, 3rd grade<br \/>\n5th place: Victor Rogers, Gladys Abraham Elementary School, 3rd grade<br \/>\n6th place: Sa\u2019akiim Arnold, E. Benjamin Oliver Elementary School, 2nd grade<\/p>\n<p>The top six finishers will go on to compete in the Territorial Primary Spelling Bee.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My congratulations go out to Miss Osiris for a great accomplishment. I am proud of all the students who participated in today\u2019s spelling bee. They did a tremendous job and proved hard work does pay off,&#8221; said Department of Education Commissioner-designee\u00a0Dr. Sharon McCollum.<\/p>\n<p>The Primary Spelling Bee was coordinated by the V.I. Department of Education Office of Elementary Programs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature Image:\u00a0 St. John Christian Academy 9-year-old student\u00a0Sage Osiris<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. THOMAS &#8212; The St. John Christian Academy, participating in the St. Thomas\/St. John District Primary School Spelling Bee for the first time, took home top honors on Thursday,\u00a0the Department of Education announced via press release. Sage Osiris, a 9-year-old third grader from the Academy, won first place out of a field of 17 students. 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