Griffin-Spalding County School System (GSCS) held its annual spelling bee on January 22, 2024. After multiple spelling and vocabulary rounds, Rehoboth Road Middle School Seventh Grade Student Makiyah Sampler won with the word “sauna.”
The district runner-up is Kennedy Road Middle School Eighth Grade Student Siri Oduaran.
The annual spelling bee is open to grades 4-8. Each GSCS elementary and middle school held a competition in November to select one student to advance to the district level (and one alternate who participates in the district bee only if the winner is unavailable).
The Griffin-Spalding chapter of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE) awarded the winner and the runner-up with trophies and gift cards.
Makiyah Sampler will compete against students from seven other counties in the GAE Regional Spelling Bee on February 24 in Conyers.
Congratulations to all the school winners and special thanks to the coordinators.
| School | Winner | Spelling Bee Coordinator(s) |
| Anne St. Elem. | Duane Duran | Michele Entrekin |
| Atkinson Elem. | Bassey Onukak | Shannon Barkley |
| Beaverbrook Elem. | Jacob Medina | Ashley Baldwin |
| Cowan Road Elem. | Aiden Pullen | Allison Baker |
| Cowan Road Middle | Anjana Elshafei | Julie Evans |
| Crescent Elementary | Cooper Troutman | Kelly Clark |
| Futral Road Elem. | Lucy Folds | Leslie Benefield |
| Jackson Road Elem. | Dominic Pecoraro | Jennifer Harrison |
| Jordan Hill Elem. | Ruby Larios | Heather Ingram |
| Kennedy Road Middle | Siri Oduaran | Tiana Fowler |
| Moore Elem. | Brinya Ward | Jana Jordan |
| Moreland Road Elem. | Ashland Everett | Anissa Andrews |
| Orrs Elem. | Cristian Mejia-Alvarado | Katie McKinney |
| Rehoboth Road Middle | Makiyah Sampler | Rebecca Murray |