Honeoye Spelling Bee Crowns Champion

It took 15 tense rounds to get here but once Marleigh B. announced the final “e” of her word, there was no rebuking her status as Honeoye’s 2025 Spelling Bee champion.

“Rebuke” was the word the fifth-grader spelled correctly to clinch the win on Thursday, making her the champion of the 17 contestants who began the competition on the stage of the school auditorium. Several family members and fellow Honeoye students were in the audience for support. 

Marleigh outlasted runner-up Jacob K. and Nicholas H. finished third. Marleigh and Jacob advance to the March 22 regional Bee at Palmyra-Macedon and Nicholas is the alternate. 

Congratulations to all the spellers who participated in this year’s Spelling Bee!