New Rochelle Students Take Top 3 Spanish Spelling Bee Spots

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- The first-, second- and third-place winners of the districtwide Spanish Spelling Bee were three students from New Rochelle's Isaac E. Young Middle School.

Pictured L-R: Derek Alvarado, Rafael Diloné and John Lindao.
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Cassandra Huerta

04/17/2015 4:00 a.m.

Middle school student Rafael Diloné was the top speller, followed by schoolmates John Lindao and Derek Alvarado. These students were among the 20 finalists in grades 6-8 who participated in the Spanish Spelling Bee from Albert Leonard Middle School and Isaac E. Young Middle School.

Their teachers are Bianca Cambeiro and Kerly Bustillos.

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