HUNTERSVILLE — Will DeSena, 14, an eighth-grader at St. Mark School, won the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools spelling bee Jan. 25 – his second win in a row.
He went on to complete in the Charlotte Observer’s spelling bee Feb. 18 in the Wells Fargo Playhouse at ImaginOn, coming in third out of 25 spellers from the Charlotte region.
DeSena is pictured with Debbie Mixer, assistant superintendent of schools for MACS, who served as pronouncer of the MACS spelling bee.