Jefferson, Lewis County Fair Spelling Bee Results
Jefferson-Lewis BOCES was a proud co-sponsor of the spelling bees held at the 2025 Jefferson and Lewis County Fairs, featuring students in local school districts from Grades 1-8.
Below are the results of all the spelling bees.
Jefferson County Fair Spelling Bee (July 15, 2025) Winners
Grades 1-2
1st: Tru Ireland,Alexandria
2nd: Renzo Smith,South Jefferson
3rd: George Gayne, South Jefferson
4th: Kendall Constance, Lyme
Grades 3-5
1st: Halley Hencke, LaFargeville
2nd: Timothy Duffany, LaFargeville
3rd: Avah Loomis – South Jefferson
4th: Zoey Jantzi,Augustinian Academy
Grades 6-8
1st: Micah Sterling, General Brown
2nd: Ashlynn O’Brien, Belleville Henderson
3rd: James McDonough, Thousand Islands
4th: Merida Favret, Lyme
Lewis County Fair Spelling Bee (July 18, 2025) Winners
Grades 1-2
1st: Theo Krop(Lowville)
2nd: Blake McNeil(South Lewis)
3rd: Kassandra Staplin (Copenhagen)
4th: Nolan Moshier (Beaver River)
5th: Esther Widrick (River Valley Mennonite)
Grades 3-4
1st: John McCauley (Lowville)
2nd: Jacob Wendt(South Lewis)
3rd: Grayson Strait (South Lewis)
4th: Jace Stephens (South Lewis)
5th: Adrian Essenlohr (Lowville)
Grades 5-6
1st: Silas Luther(South Lewis)
2nd: Miley Woodruff (Copenhagen)
3rd: Radley Vance(Lowville)
4th: Aliyah Zehr(River Valley Mennonite)
5th: Chantel Hostetter (River Valley Mennonite)
Grades 7-8
1st: Cooper Steria (River Valley Mennonite)
2nd: Adele Andrews (Lowville)
3rd: Julia Cooper(Copenhagen)
4th: Gia Hoxie(Beaver River)
About Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES
Jefferson-Lewis-Hamilton-Herkimer-Oneida BOCES (Board of Cooperative Educational Services) offers cost-effective shared services to 18 component school districts. These services include career and technical education course offerings as well as special education, instructional and administrative support services. BOCES also serves the continuing education needs of local business, labor and industries in the community and offers a wide range of continuing education opportunities for adult learners. Learn more at www.boces.com.
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