Arabella Mendoza, sixth grader, is the first champion to represent Bethlehem Lutheran School and first from Northern Nevada in nearly 10 years, according to the school’s spelling bee coordinator and teacher Anna Maschke.

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Bethlehem Lutheran sends first Northern Nevada spelling champ to Washington

Sixth grader Arabella Mendoza is her school’s first champion of the Nevada State Spelling Bee and the first to represent Northern Nevada in more than 10 years.

• By Jessica Garcia
• April 28, 2024