DSC Spelling Bee Team Earns 6th Championship Title

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 11, 2019) - Daytona State College's Spelling Bee Team brought home its 6th championship in the annual Volusia County Literacy Council's Annual Charity Spelling Bee.

DSC students and faculty, led by team captain Frank Gunshanan, School of Humanities and Communication professor, competed against 19 teams which included Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Bethune-Cookman University, Kaiser University, The International Speedway Corporation, Halifax Health, Brown & Brown Insurance, FPL, Lourdes Academy, and Volusia United Educators, among others.

In the final round against Embry-Riddle, the team and team speaker, Augusta Thomas, prevailed with the word "contumacious."

Sponsored by the DSC Foundation, the winning team members are: Jeff Ferguson, Ben Graydon, Frank Gunshanan, Maggie Karda, Sally MacGee, Susan Ortiz, Rachel Owens, and Augusta Thomas.

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