2016 Navajo Spelling Bee | Central Consolidated School District | Shiprock, NM

The CCSD 2016 Navajo Spelling Bee tested the Navajo language spelling skills of fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students Feb. 26, 2016 at the Phil Thomas Performing Arts Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Students were expected to not only spell the words correctly, but to also correctly insert the high-tones, glottal-stops, and nasal-tones into each word. Martha Harris, the Navajo Bilingual teacher at Ojo Amarillo Elementary expressed how proud she was that her students were participating in an event that supports the traditions and native language of the Navajo people. Fourth Grade Winners First Place: Tyra Y. | Ojo Amarillo Elementary Second Place: Kaitlyn P. | Ojo Amarillo Elementary Third Place: Ayrika W. | Mesa Elementary Fifth Grade Winners First Place: Ashley N. | Newcomb Elementary Second Place: Quade L. | Judy Nelson Elementary Third Place: Alyssa B. | Ojo Amarillo Elementary Sixth Grade Winners First Place: Rodina S. | Ojo Amarillo Elementary Second Place: Katilyn H. | Kirtland Elementary Third Place: Libertee B. | Judy Nelson Elementary