Giovanni Adjei wins 2024 The Spelling Bee – Ghana with G-U-I-J-O

Of the ninety-nine (99) spellers who competed in the finale of this year’s The Spelling Bee – GH held on February 3, Giovanni Adjei, speller number 41 and a pupil of Christ the King International School has emerged as the winner of the national competition.

Giovanni Adjei’s winning word was G-U-I-J-O. For his prize, he received a prize package worth $10,000-plus, including an all-expense-paid trip to represent Ghana at the upcoming 2024 Scripps Spelling Bee to be held in the US.

The 2024 Spelling Bee winner also received a 1-year Merriam-Webster Dictionary subscription, $500 spending money, GH₵1,000 GOIL PLC fuel coupons, Indomie Ghana products, an engraved trophy and a Gold medal.

1st-runner-up, N’Adom Darko-Asare of DPS International Ghana was awarded a GH₵5,000 cash prize, A fully installed Dstv Ghana HD Zapper decoder with 4-month compact viewing, Indomie Ghana products, GH₵500 GOIL PLC fuel coupons and a silver medal.

The 2nd-runner-up, Abena Kwaffo from KNUST Basic School was also awarded a GH₵5,000 cash prize, A fully installed Dstv Ghana HD Zapper decoder with 4-month compact viewing, Indomie Ghana products, GH₵500 GOIL PLC fuel coupons and a bronze medal

The producers of The Spelling Bee Ghana this academic year tasked Spelling Maestro Nathaniel Attoh with the most turning letters into a lyrical feast to host the 2024 edition of the grand finale of the just-ended national competition

Guest speakers invited to grace the 2024 national spelling competition were Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo, and Member of Parliament for Ketu South, Hon Abla Dzifa Gomashie.

Other guests are the newly appointed first-ever Ghanaian female Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Mrs Patricia Obo-Nai and Mrs Sylvia Inkoom, Managing Director of First National Bank.

The Spelling Bee is a literacy programme that teaches primary children between ages 7 and 13, how to improve their spelling, increase their vocabulary, learn and understand word concepts and develop English usage which will help them all their lives. TSB is affiliated with the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the USA

The spelling programme started in 2007 with only 6 schools, where Maria Isabel Kubabom SOS Herman Gmeiner School, Tema won and went on to the United States of America (USA) to represent Ghana at the Scripps Spelling Bee

Maria’s then appearance at the 80th Scripps Spelling Bee made history as the first time an African was ever represented in this international contest. Ghana has since been the only African country participating.

The Spelling Bee Ghana is run by the Young Educators Foundation, a Ghanaian charity whose vision is to improve the lives of our youth through literacy, as well as champion the cause of education.

The Spelling Bee organizers strongly believe that education cannot be limited to only what is taught in the classroom; co-curriculum. As such, our programmes are meant to complement the school curriculum.