Spelling Bee Champion Jared Arnante ’31 Visits the Governor

Special honour: Andrew Murdoch, the Governor, received a visit from the winners of the 2025 the Verbal Victory Bermuda Spelling Bee, led by Jared Arnante, the winner, of Somersfield Academy, second from right, Olivia Brown, right, from Warwick Academy, runner-up, and Samantha Hernandez, of Dellwood Middle School, who placed third, at the finals at The Berkeley Institute on March 8 (Photograph supplied)

April 01, 2025—Top spellers paid a visit to Andrew Murdoch, the Governor, with the trophies they received at a competition last month.

The trio were rewarded for their skills at the Verbal Victory Bermuda Spelling Bee, which had its final at The Berkeley Institute on March 8.

Winner Jared Arnante, a Somersfield Academy pupil, attended the Governor’s residence with Olivia Brown, a Warwick Academy pupil who was runner-up.

Samantha Hernandez, a pupil at Dellwood Middle School, won third place in the competition.