Forty juniors have been put to the test in the UHC Spelling Bee competition, having to correctly spell a range of words.

In Year 9 Catie Stead took out the competition from Riley Scott (2nd) and Nayton Ross (3rd).  

While in Year 10 Robin Meijer was crowned the champion, over Ellie Cowley (2nd) and Elysia Shaw (3rd).

Here is a sample of some of the words the students had to spell.

• algorithm
• effervescent
• eureka
• iridescent
• plethora
• gargantuan
• ostentatious
• peripheral
• pirouette
• contagion
• destitute
• rambunctious
• extrapolate
• pneumonia