Daniel Belkin crowned as Flagler County’s Spelling Bee winner

Indian Trails Middle School seventh-grader Daniel Belkin won March 2.

  • By Jason Wheeler
  • | 12:10 p.m. March 4, 2021
Left to right: Supt. Kathy Mittelstadt, Daniel Belkin, Indian Trails Middle School Asst Principal Amy Neuenfeldt. Courtesy photo
Left to right: Supt. Kathy Mittelstadt, Daniel Belkin, Indian Trails Middle School Asst Principal Amy Neuenfeldt. Courtesy photo
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There was a bit of drama in the Buddy Taylor Middle School cafeteria Tuesday night, March 2, as the top spellers from across Flagler County gathered for the district’s Spelling Bee. A trip to the regional Spelling Bee in Jacksonville was on the line as the group of fifth- to eighth-graders went round after round.

When all was said and done (and spelled), Indian Trails Middle School seventh-grader Daniel Belkin was declared the winner. The championship word? Dramatization.

Cal Zwirn, a Bunnell Elementary fifth-grader, was runner-up, slipping up on the word “centipede” in the 16th round.

Daniel will represent Flagler County on March 29 as part of the 77th-annual First Coast Regional Spelling Bee. This year’s competition will be done virtually, with the spellers competing from their home schools. 

Good luck, Daniel, and congratulations to all our finalists!

2020-2021 School Level Spelling Bee Winners

  • Bunnell Elementary  - Caldwell Zwirn (5th Grade);  Brianna Long (6th Grade)
  • Belle Terre Elementary - Tiago De Oliveira (5th Grade); Victoria Dalton (6th Grade)
  • Buddy Taylor Middle - Caleb Hart (7th Grade, did not compete);  Ethan Johnson (8th Grade - did not compete);  Holly Kittrell (7th Grade runner-up - replaced Caleb Hart)
  • iFlagler  - Matthew Farlow (6th Grade); Shelby Brown (7th Grade - did not compete);  Kasandra Baker (8th Grade)
  • Indian Trails Middle - Daniel Belkin (7th Grade); Kailee Smith (8th Grade)
  • Old Kings Elementary - Samuel Bowes (6th Grade); Alena Karanas (5th Grade)
  • Rymfire Elementary - Riley Bouchard (5th Grade); Muhammad Khawaja (6th Grade)
  • Wadsworth Elementary - Laila Niemann (5th Grade); Brian Martinez-Diaz (6th Grade)
  • Christ the King Lutheran - Nolan Jones (6th Grade); Kadis Schermerhorn (8th Grade)

 

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