The 2026 Alachua County District Spelling Bee was held at Littlwood Elementary School on Wednesday.
The winner, Cooper Campen, is a student at Campen Homeschool. This is his third consecutive win in the spelling competition.
Photo gallery: Alachua County District Spelling Bee
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Sereniti Sails, a student at Idylwild Elementary School, looks up as she thinks about how to spell her word at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Parker Wootton, a student at Archer Elementary School, listens to her word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Isaya Bosch, a student at Bhaktivedanta Academy, spells a word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Nimai Patel, a student at Bhaktivedanta Academy, spells a word at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Owen Stucky, a student at Boulware Springs Charter School, spells a word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Cooper Campen, a student at Campen Homeschool, listens to his word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Ava Taliman, a student at Chiles Elementary School, spells a word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Sarah Liabson, a student at Glen Springs Elementary, spells a word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Scarlett Konecny, a middle school student at Oak Hall School, spells her word in her hand during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Braylen James, a student from Shell Elementary School, stretches while he spells a word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Amir Buck, a student at Alachua Elementary School, spells a word during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Vedanti Chowdury, a student at Lincoln Middle School, reacts after spelling her word correctly at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Students fill the seats at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Seats begin to empty as the competition goes on at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Vedanti Chowdury, a student at Lincoln Middle School, reacts after misspelling a word at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Isaya Bosch, a student at Bhaktivedanta Academy, watches the remaining competition at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Cooper Campen, a student at Campen Homeschool, watches the competition during the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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The audience cheers as the competition begins at the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Alachua County Interim Superintendent Dr. Kamela Patton addresses students before the Alachua County Spelling Bee begins at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Cooper Campen, a student at Campen Homeschool, poses with the judges and announcer after winning the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026,. This is his third consecutive win in the bee.
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Cooper Campen, a student at Campen Homeschool, smiles after winning the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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Cooper Campen, the spelling bee winner, and Isabella Mendoza, runner-up, pose for a photo at the end of the Alachua County Spelling Bee at Littlewood Elementary School in Gainesville, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026.
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