Vinnie DiLego prepares his son Bay Haven Elementary fourth grader Vincenzo for the spelling bee.
Larry Bowman asks fourth grader Tyrell Bruce to spell the word angry.
Fourth grader Skyy Lind faces the judges.
Melissa Smith helps her daughter Wilkerson Elementary fourth grader Sierra prepare for the spelling bee.
McKenzie Baird asks the reader to use the word in a sentence.
Third grader Lucas Garcia came to the spelling bee with his father Xavier and older brother Alex.
Kamran Wadud asks the reader to repeat the word.
Sarasota High School Key Club members Juan Marin and Justin Li and Booker High School Key Club members Deja DuBose and Jennifer Olalde sold Little Caesars Pizza for $1 a slice.
Jennifer Josef and her son fourth grader Parker are excited to begin the spelling bee
Third grader Jack Hobson came to the spelling bee with his father Paul.
Grandmother Zoe Michael quizzes her granddaughter Isabella Hardin before the spelling bee.
Hannah Grace Lee and Aaliyah Burstein both attend fourth grade at Wilkerson Elementary.
Fourth grader Genesis Riquelme listens to the word Larry Bowman reads.
David Chessler and his daughter Jordyn (third from left) came out to support McKenzie Braid with her father Eric.
Larry Bowman reads a word to Wilkerson Elementary fourth grader Aaliyah Burstein.
Fourth graders Zaire Samedi, Audrey Land, Anthony Williams, Brandon Kruk and Rickie Riddle
