Orissa Thomas of Elmore Stoutt High School has been named the 2025 Secondary School Spelling Bee Champion following a competitive final held this week among secondary schools across the Territory.
Thomas secured first place after several rounds of spelling. Joy Ogbonnaya of the Ciboney Centre of Excellence earned second place, while Donte Rogers of the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies placed third.
The 2025 Inter-Secondary School Spelling Bee finals included participants from Elmore Stoutt High School, Cedar International School, the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies, and the Ciboney Centre of Excellence.
The competition provided students an opportunity to engage in academic competition while strengthening their literacy skills through spelling and pronunciation. The event remains a key fixture on the educational calendar, promoting language development and inter-school collaboration.
