{"id":196563,"date":"2026-02-27T15:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196563\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T15:04:09","slug":"hill-6th-grader-wins-spell-bee-orange-county-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/196563\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill 6th-grader wins spell bee \u2013 ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountytribune.com\/category\/schools\/\" class=\"post-lead-category\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spell-bee-champs.png?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-80079\" data-attachment-id=\"80079\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/orangecountytribune.com\/2026\/02\/26\/hill-6th-grader-wins-spell-bee\/spell-bee-champs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spell-bee-champs-e1772169349815.png?fit=2190%2C1394&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2190,1394\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Spell bee champs\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;SOPHIA HUA of Hill Elementary School (pictured with parents)  was the winner of the recent 38th Elementary School Spelling Bee of the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD photo).&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spell-bee-champs-e1772169349815.png?fit=300%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spell-bee-champs-e1772169349815.png?fit=639%2C407&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-large wp-image-80079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Spell-bee-champs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"532\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-80079\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SOPHIA HUA of Hill Elementary School (pictured with parents) was the winner of the recent 38th Elementary School Spelling Bee of the Garden Grove Unified School District (GGUSD photo).<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Hua, a sixth-grader at Hill Elementary School in Garden Grove was the winner of the Garden Grove Unified School District\u2019s 38th annual Elementary School Spelling Bee on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>She took the top prize for correctly spelling the word \u201cplagiarize.\u201d In second were Sufyan Muthazzir (Stanford Elementary) and Ryan Tran (Garden Park Elementary).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year\u2019s Spelling Bee truly highlighted the hard work and commitment our students bring to their academic goals,\u201d said Board of Education President Lan Nguyen. \u201cWe are incredibly proud of our district\u2019s outstanding spellers and grateful to our schools for the preparation and support they provide for such a demanding event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each of the district\u2019s 45 elementary schools entered their top speller after they held their school spelling be in January.<\/p>\n<p>The GGUSD serves most of Garden Grove and parts of Anaheim, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Santa Ana, Stanton and Westminster.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/orangecountytribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NEWEST-OCT-Trib-cutoff-promo.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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