St John’s spelling bee was held on January 27, 2026 as part of the fun activities of National Lutheran Schools Week. Our champion, Luke Mobley, will represent St Johns at the Regional Bee on February 19th at PNW in Westville. Congratulations, Luke!
The St. John’s Spelling Bee winners are:
1st place: Luke Mobley
2nd place: Hunter Crostreet
3rd place: Mae Crostreet
Grades 1 – 8 participated in classroom spelling bees leading up to the School Spelling Bee, to decide who would be in the school-wide bee. The classroom champions are below, listed in place order (1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place).
1st grade: Alexander Geise, Bellamy Sweet, Olivia Milcarek
2nd grade: Marcella Sightes, Gabe Crostreet, Adeline Parkhouse
3rd grade: Georgia Whitaker, Wendy Baker, Mariana Pham
4th grade: Isaac Meade, Ethan Rust, Emmett Zoll
5th grade: Natalie Collins, Michael Farris, Tristan McCoy
6th grade: Zion Van Buren, Mae Crostree, Wren Proud
7th grade: Luke Mobley, Noah Mobley, Hunter Crostreet
8th grade: Sophi Skalka, Elayna Vargas, Tayghen McCoy
Thank you to the judges: Julie Grant, Jan Martinson, and Maria Surma! Thank you also to fifth grade teacher Laura Kroemer who organized this event for the school!
Great job, spellers!
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