It is with great honor to announce our 2022 Santa Fe Public School District Spanish Spelling Bee champion Ricardo Rodriguez, a 6th grader from Ortiz Middle School!

After a challenging battle of round after round, the Ortiz Hornet took home the 1st place trophy. Ricardo Rodriguez, will be representing Santa Fe Public School District, a leader in Bilingual Multicultural Education at the State Spanish Spelling Bee Championships on April 30th at the National Hispanic Cultural Center, in Albuquerque, NM!

Pictured (left to right): Ms. Claudia Paolla Loya, Ricardo Rodriguez, Ms. Blanca Melendrez