Close in second place was Mychelle Kumah, 12 years old from Psychiatric Clinic School, Accra with Janice Afiba Nketsiah, 12, from St. Francis of Assisi follows in third order.
One hundred and four hopefuls from the 16th edition of The Spelling Bee Ghana took to the stage on Saturday, February 4, 2023, to spell their way to the championship.
The national finalists consisted of 46 men and 58 women representing 8 cities in Ghana.
Mrs. Grace Darko-Asare, the mother of the title is grateful and a great support to her children and the project.
Present at the event were the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, and the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah among other dignitaries.
N’Adom Darko-Asare wins a trip to Washington DC, USA to represent Ghana at the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2023, $500 spending money, an engraved trophy, a pre-installed DStv Explora decoder with a 6-month subscription, Indomie products, a gold medal, and a voucher fuel GH¢300 Goil.
Rebecca Akufo-Addo also offered to sponsor the top three contestants as they travel to the United States with N’Adom Darko-Asare to compete in the Scripps Spelling Bee Championship.
Both runners up, Mychelle Kumah and Janice Afiba Nketsiah won a trip to Nairobi sponsored by Kenya Airways, $150 spending money, a 3-month pre-installed DStv HD Zapper decoder with a compact display, Indomie products, a silver medal, and a GH¢150 Goil fuel vouchers.
Coming in fourth and fifth place will also enjoy a trip to Kenya. Ashesi University also presented a check of GH¢4,500 to the final three contestants.
All participating spellers were given recognition certificates, Indomie products, custom shirts, commemorative medals, custom bags, and novels donated by the PAS-US Embassy, while the top three winning schools each received a certificate, GH. ¢1,000 fuel voucher sponsored by GOIL.
For the past fourteen years, the Scripps Spelling Bee-franchised program has been running in Ghana. The Spelling Bee has involved more than 30,000 students in 10 regional capitals in the country.
Young Educators Foundation, a Ghanaian NGO holds the Ghanaian franchise.
Speaking at the event, the First Lady, Rebecca Akufo Addo commended the committee for bringing young intellectual minds together for sixteen years and encouraged the students to live beyond the Spelling Bee and achieve greater things in life.