Exciting competitions go down to the wire Uploaded: Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 9:53 pm Time to read: about 1 minutes Slideshow The finalists and administrators of the LVJUSD 7-8 Grade Spelling Bee, with winner Isaac Yee at top center. (Photo courtesy of LVJUSD) The co-champions (4-way tied) and administrators of the LVJUSD 4-6 Grade Spelling Bee. (Photo courtesy of LVJUSD) Previous Next "N-I-H-I-L-I-S-M" gave the win in one age group while a four-way tie for first place after extended rounds was the result in another during the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District's virtual spelling bees last month. The two LVJUSD competitions were held Feb. 17 for grades 4-6 and Feb. 24 for grades 7-8, under the guidance of "Spell Master" Philomena Rambo. Each elementary and middle school sent their top spellers to the district-wide contests, where the students competed in a live setting from home.