Photos: Badger State Spelling Bee
Fifty-five champion spellers from Wisconsin compete in the annual Badger State Spelling Bee at the Starlight Theater at Madison Youth Arts.
Isis Hayes-Morales motions a thumbs-up to her family during the Badger State Spelling Bee. Hayes-Morales ended up placing third after misspelling the word that would have given her the win.
Fifty-five students compete in the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts.
Anabel Stanley (No. 14) reacts after spelling her word correctly during the Badger State Spelling Bee.
Olivia Ghorai spells out her word as Jhayzen Cabigting (No. 45) waits for his turn during the state bee.
Eleanor Bennett, left, fist-bumps Naomi Tost after they spelled their words correctly.
Madison's Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya, 12, receives his first-place trophy as this year's Badger State Spelling Bee champion.
Gowri Prakash (No. 34) spells a word during Saturday's Badger State Spelling Bee in the Starlight Theater at Madison Youth Arts Center.
Badger State Spelling Bee winner Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya, left, a student at Madison's Blessed Sacrament School, and runner-up Finn Siegl-Gesin cheer with their trophies after Saturday's unconventional competition at Madison Youth Arts Center.
Sosaeh Tepiew (39) reacts as he spells a word, as Riley Weigelt (40) waits his turn during the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 11, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Susanna Van Hallgren reacts after spelling a word correctly during the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 11, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Naomi Tost spells out a word during the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 11, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Nethraa Muthupandiyaraja reacts after spelling a word correctly during the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 11, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Mason Vait reacts after spelling a word correctly during the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 11, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya spells a word on a piece of paper during the final round of the Badger State Spelling Bee at Madison Youth Arts in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 11, 2023. SAMANTHA MADAR, STATE JOURNAL
The recommendations range from more salad bars to a better cell phone policy. The administration and school board will now figure out how to implement, and sustain, the ideas.
Madison's Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya wins unconventional state bee after getting a second shot at Saturday's title.
A Madison School District committee has worked for the last year to come up with the recommendations, which the administration now will try to implement.
Isadore Knox Jr. will serve on the City Council after being down one vote when he requested a recount.
Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya, the winner of the state spelling bee, with compete among 230 children for the national spelling bee title.
Aiden Wijeyakulasuriya was among 121 spellers Tuesday who advanced through two rounds of spelling and a round of definitions during the preliminaries competition.