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Grade 5 student wins district spelling bee with the word ‘metaphor’

Students from 11 different schools participated in the spelling bee
Jolene Rudisuela
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Royston Elementary grade 5 student, Piper Eastman, won the district spelling bee with the word ‘metaphor’. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela

SD71 grade 4 to 7 students proved their spelling prowess at the district spelling bee at Brooklyn Elementary Tuesday afternoon.

Royston Elementary grade 5 student, Piper Eastman, came out on top, spelling the word ‘metaphor’ for a first-place finish.

Ecole Puntledge Park grade 7 students, Kiera Cummings and Miriam Heinrich came second and third.

A total of 33 students from 11 different schools advanced to this district competition.


jolene.rudisuela@comoxvalleyrecord.com
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Piper Eastman (right) won the SD71 district spelling bee on Tuesday, with Kiera Cummings (middle) coming in second, and Miriam Heinrich (left) coming in third. They are joined here by Allan Douglas, former district director of instruction, and Geoff Manning, current director of instruction. Photo courtesy of Comox Valley Schools
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Miriam Heinrich, a grade 7 student at Ecole Puntledge Park, came in third at the district spelling bee. Another Ecole Puntledge Park student, Kiera Cummings, took second place. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela
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Around 33 students form 11 different schools participated in the district spelling bee. Photo by Jolene Rudisuela