By COLlive reporter
Chabad Academy sends one more student to become champion of the 22nd annual Regional Spelling Bee held Tuesday.
Chabad’s 5th grader David Habibi, 11, won a tough showdown with Adam Battey of Waccamaw Intermediate School.
The bee was at the Myrtle Beach High School Music & Arts Center and featured 48 students from Horry and Georgetown counties.
Habibi and Battey spelled against each other from round eight to round 12, when Habibi clenched it by spelling “ephemeral” correctly.
Habibi won an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee May 31-June 5. He also received a trophy, dictionary, gift cards and other prizes.
“We are very proud of him,” Rabbi Doron Aizenman, Director of Chabad of Myrtle Beach, told COLlive.com. “This is a great accomplishment.”
Habibi’s family moved from Wilmington, North Carolina, “because of their commitment to Jewish education and enrolled their children in our school,” Aizenman said.
“This is a great example of an investment in Jewish education that gives fruit in other fields,” he added.
“We are known to do well,” the Shliach added. “In addition to our Judaic studies, our school is known for ts secular education.”
Chabad’s Chaya Aizenman was first runner-up in the contest in 2003 and Hindy Naparstek won in 2006.
his soooooo cute O.M.G.
i think was sb? haha ha
( 17 was misidentified)
keep guessing to uncover more chabad fans
chabad is cool
that was not me (9)
i say it was aea?
OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A chabad kid who can spell!! How can this happen??? Illiteracy is part of our culture and this kid is ruining it!!!
go chaya is right
big time siduationsssss
Chabibi david habibi!!!
just joking.
great job
david im so pround of you
good job
mora sn.
Except those that don’t know what a spelling bee is, and say when I grow up I want to “come” a doctor.
chaya your so funny 🙂
lets go chabad oh ho lets go david ya ya your the best oh ho ya ya
when will every main stream lubavitch schools accross the world, get excellent result like this???
GO DAVID (C)HABIBI
You wish you were up there, but you can’t even spell cool correctly, come on. ; )
through clenched teeth
i liked the sound of it , depicted the situation well
any way
WE ARE VERY PROUD OF DAVID HABIBI and
and the rest of the elite Chabad Academy !!!!
and its esteemed teachers and principals !!!!!
A big congratulations David
I am sure mom and dad will let you drink you favorite soda in lechaim to this occasion 🙂
nice
good thing you merely reported the event and didn´t compete…
amazing!!!
kool i wish i were up theyre
Chabad Academy of Myrtle Beach is the BEST school!!!
Go Chayaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! like teacher like student!!!!!
go myrtle Beach!!!
good luck david in washington!
job david
what a kiddush hashem
!!!