spelling bee

By Joshua Koch
Public Communications

The day started with 35 Humble ISD elementary and middle school students going head-to-head, rather word-for-word, in the 2025 Humble ISD Spelling Bee on January 18.

Words like atrabilious, reconnoiter, and deglaciation were among those that had to be spelt correctly in the intense seven-round event.

In the end, Riverwood Middle School’s Ali Khawaja took home the top spot by spelling cloture correctly. This is the second-straight Humble ISD Spelling Bee title for Khawaja. He now moves on to the Scripps Regional Spelling Bee hosted by Houston Community College, which will be held on March 22, 2025.

Groves Elementary’s Emma Del Rio finished as the Runner-Up for the 2025 Humble ISD Spelling Bee.

The 2025 Spelling Bee Campus Champions included:

Atascocita Springs Elementary: Nicki White
Bear Branch Elementary: River Kesterson
Centennial Elementary: Samantha Barrientos
Deerwood Elementary: Zayaan Ahmed
Elm Grove Elementary: Moyly Taing
Fall Creek Elementary: Brixton Fields
Foster Elementary: Norah Hlavinka
Greentree Elementary: Lyla Beasley
Groves Elementary: Emma Del Rio *District Runner-Up
Hidden Hollow Elementary: John Harrison
Humble Elementary: Jordan Williams
Jack Fields Elementary: Trinity Boyd
Lakeshore Elementary: Mfonobong Ufort
Maplebrook Elementary: Raymond Rusli
North Bend Elementary: Bellanna Elbelau
Oak Forest Elementary: Julian Lorta
Park Lakes Elementary: Christal Hamilton
Pine Forest Elementary: Dalla Watters
Ridge Creek Elementary: Alaiha Stingley
River Pines Elementary: Isabella Sanchez
Shadow Forest Elementary: Carmen Kostantaras
Summerwood Elementary: Phoebe Blickenstaff
Timbers Elementary: Madison Zeller
Whispering Pines Elementary: Alexa Espinoza
Willow Creek Elementary: Bennett Montgomery
Woodland Hills Elementary: Harbor Dunn

Autumn Ridge Middle: Nathaniel Soldevilla
Creekwood Middle: Ella Tanion
Humble Middle: Jayden Cooper
Kingwood Middle: Kaylee Kim
Riverwood Middle School: Ali Khawaja *District Champion
Ross Sterling Middle School: Evelyn Gamez
Timberwood Middle: Damon Brown
West Lake Middle: Charles Robertson
Woodcreek Middle: Margaret Wood